Bob Pettit vs. Tom Van Arsdale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Van Arsdale and Bob Pettit, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Pettit played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Tom Van Arsdale, who played 12. Bob Pettit had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Tom Van Arsdale had his rookie season in 1965-66. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bob Pettit 11 9 1954-55 to 1964-65
Tom Van Arsdale 12 0 1965-66 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1954-551965-66
Team Milwaukee HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 72 36.9 20.4 - - 13.8 3.2 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.8 .407 - - - 5.9 7.9 .751
Tom Van Arsdale 79 25.8 10.5 - - 3.9 2.6 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.6 .374 - - - 2.6 3.7 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1955-561966-67
Team St. Louis HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 72 38.8 25.7 - - 16.2 2.6 - - - 2.8 9.0 20.9 .429 - - - 7.7 10.5 .736
Tom Van Arsdale 79 27.0 12.2 - - 4.3 2.4 - - - 3.1 4.4 11.2 .391 - - - 3.4 4.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 8 34.3 19.1 - - 10.5 2.3 - - - 2.5 5.9 16.0 .367 - - - 7.4 8.8 .843
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1956-571967-68
Team St. Louis HawksDetroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 71 35.1 24.7 - - 14.6 1.9 - - - 2.5 8.6 20.8 .415 - - - 7.5 9.6 .773
Tom Van Arsdale 77 19.7 7.9 - - 2.9 2.0 - - - 2.6 2.7 7.1 .387 - - - 2.4 3.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 10 43.0 29.8 - - 16.8 2.5 - - - 3.3 9.8 23.7 .414 - - - 10.2 13.3 .767
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1957-581968-69
Team St. Louis HawksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 70 36.1 24.6 - - 17.4 2.2 - - - 3.2 8.3 20.3 .410 - - - 8.0 10.6 .749
Tom Van Arsdale 77 39.7 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 3.9 7.1 16.0 .444 - - - 5.2 6.9 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 11 39.1 24.2 - - 16.5 1.8 - - - 2.8 8.2 20.9 .391 - - - 7.8 10.7 .729
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1958-591969-70
Team St. Louis HawksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 72 39.9 29.2 - - 16.4 3.1 - - - 2.8 10.0 22.8 .438 - - - 9.3 12.2 .759
Tom Van Arsdale 71 35.8 22.8 - - 6.5 2.2 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.4 .451 - - - 5.4 6.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 6 42.8 27.8 - - 12.5 2.3 - - - 3.3 9.7 22.8 .423 - - - 8.5 10.8 .785
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1959-601970-71
Team St. Louis HawksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 72 40.2 26.1 - - 17.0 3.6 - - - 2.8 9.3 21.2 .438 - - - 7.6 10.0 .753
Tom Van Arsdale 82 38.4 22.9 - - 6.1 2.2 - - - 3.6 9.1 20.0 .456 - - - 4.6 6.4 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 14 41.1 26.1 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 3.1 9.2 20.9 .442 - - - 7.6 10.1 .754
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1960-611971-72
Team St. Louis HawksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 76 39.8 27.9 - - 20.3 3.4 - - - 2.9 10.1 22.6 .447 - - - 7.7 10.6 .724
Tom Van Arsdale 73 35.6 19.2 - - 4.8 2.7 - - - 3.3 7.5 16.5 .456 - - - 4.1 5.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 12 43.8 28.6 - - 17.6 3.2 - - - 3.5 9.8 23.7 .412 - - - 9.1 12.0 .757
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1961-621972-73
Team St. Louis HawksKansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 78 42.1 31.1 - - 18.7 3.7 - - - 3.8 11.1 24.7 .450 - - - 8.9 11.6 .771
Tom Van Arsdale 79 29.3 14.4 - - 4.5 1.9 - - - 2.8 5.6 13.2 .427 - - - 3.2 3.9 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1962-631973-74
Team St. Louis HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 79 39.1 28.4 - - 15.1 3.1 - - - 3.6 9.8 22.1 .446 - - - 8.7 11.2 .774
Tom Van Arsdale 78 39.0 19.6 1.1 3.9 5.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 - 3.8 7.9 18.4 .428 - - - 3.8 4.5 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 11 42.1 31.8 - - 15.1 3.0 - - - 3.1 10.8 23.5 .459 - - - 10.2 13.1 .778
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1963-641974-75
Team St. Louis HawksPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 80 41.2 27.4 - - 15.3 3.2 - - - 3.8 9.9 21.4 .463 - - - 7.6 9.6 .789
Tom Van Arsdale 82 34.7 18.4 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.7 1.1 0.0 - 3.1 7.2 16.9 .428 - - - 3.9 5.2 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 12 41.2 21.0 - - 14.5 2.8 - - - 3.7 7.8 18.8 .412 - - - 5.5 6.6 .835
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1964-651975-76
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 50 35.1 22.5 - - 12.4 2.6 - - - 3.3 7.9 18.5 .429 - - - 6.6 8.1 .820
Tom Van Arsdale 75 27.0 10.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 2.7 4.6 10.5 .441 - - - 1.7 2.2 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit 4 23.8 11.5 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 2.5 3.8 10.3 .366 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Bob Pettit Tom Van Arsdale
Season -1976-77
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale 77 18.5 5.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 2.1 2.2 5.1 .433 - - - 1.3 1.9 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Pettit ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------
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