Sam Cassell vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.