Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.