Stephen Curry vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.