Ron Harper vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Ron Harper that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ron Harper

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Tom Van Arsdale 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.