Steve Nash vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.