Stephen Curry vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

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

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

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Tom 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 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Tom Van Arsdale .431

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

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Tom Van Arsdale -

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

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.