Tom Van Arsdale vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Van Arsdale 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

Tom Van Arsdale

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Van Arsdale 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Van Arsdale 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Van Arsdale 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Van Arsdale 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 15.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Van Arsdale 14,232 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Van Arsdale 3,942 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Van Arsdale 2,085 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Van Arsdale 230 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Van Arsdale 16 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Van Arsdale 929 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Van Arsdale .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Van Arsdale .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Van Arsdale 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.