Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.