Tim Duncan vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.