Steven Adams vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Steven Adams 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Tom Van Arsdale 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.