Draymond Green vs. Tom Van Arsdale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Van Arsdale and Draymond Green, 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.

Draymond Green and Tom Van Arsdale both played 12 years in the NBA. Draymond Green had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Draymond Green 12 9 2012-13 to 2023-24
Tom Van Arsdale 12 0 1965-66 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2012-131965-66
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 %
Draymond Green 79 13.4 2.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.0 1.1 3.3 .327 0.2 0.8 .209 0.6 0.7 .818
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 %
Draymond Green 12 18.6 5.8 1.2 3.1 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.9 2.0 4.7 .429 0.8 1.9 .391 1.1 1.4 .765
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2013-141966-67
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Draymond Green 82 21.9 6.2 1.0 3.9 5.0 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 2.3 5.6 .407 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.5 .667
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 %
Draymond Green 7 32.6 11.9 2.6 5.7 8.3 2.9 1.7 1.7 2.4 4.7 4.0 8.6 .467 1.1 4.1 .276 2.7 3.4 .792
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2014-151967-68
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 %
Draymond Green 79 31.5 11.7 1.4 6.7 8.2 3.7 1.6 1.3 1.7 3.2 4.3 9.7 .443 1.4 4.2 .337 1.7 2.5 .660
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 %
Draymond Green 21 37.3 13.7 2.2 7.9 10.1 5.2 1.8 1.2 2.8 4.2 4.8 11.4 .417 1.1 4.3 .264 3.0 4.1 .736
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2015-161968-69
Team Golden State WarriorsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Draymond Green 81 34.7 14.0 1.7 7.8 9.5 7.4 1.5 1.4 3.2 3.0 5.0 10.1 .490 1.2 3.2 .388 2.8 4.1 .696
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 %
Draymond Green 23 38.2 15.4 1.7 8.3 9.9 6.0 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.5 5.2 12.0 .431 1.7 4.5 .365 3.4 4.7 .738
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2016-171969-70
Team Golden State WarriorsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
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 %
Draymond Green 76 32.5 10.2 1.3 6.6 7.9 7.0 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.9 3.6 8.6 .418 1.1 3.5 .308 2.0 2.8 .709
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 %
Draymond Green 17 34.9 13.1 1.2 7.9 9.1 6.5 1.8 1.6 2.1 3.5 4.2 9.5 .447 1.9 4.6 .410 2.7 3.9 .687
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2017-181970-71
Team Golden State WarriorsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
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 %
Draymond Green 70 32.7 11.0 1.1 6.6 7.6 7.3 1.4 1.3 2.9 2.6 4.0 8.8 .454 1.1 3.7 .301 1.9 2.5 .775
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 %
Draymond Green 21 39.0 10.8 2.0 8.6 10.6 8.1 2.0 1.5 3.0 3.6 4.0 9.1 .432 1.0 3.8 .266 1.9 2.3 .796
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2018-191971-72
Team Golden State WarriorsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 66 31.3 7.4 0.9 6.4 7.3 6.9 1.4 1.1 2.6 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.7 2.5 .285 1.0 1.4 .692
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 %
Draymond Green 22 38.7 13.3 1.9 8.3 10.1 8.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 3.9 5.2 10.4 .498 0.6 2.6 .228 2.3 3.2 .718
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2019-201972-73
Team Golden State WarriorsKansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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 %
Draymond Green 43 28.4 8.0 0.5 5.7 6.2 6.2 1.4 0.8 2.3 2.6 2.9 7.3 .389 0.8 3.0 .279 1.5 1.9 .759
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 %
Draymond Green ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 %
Draymond Green 63 31.5 7.0 0.9 6.3 7.1 8.9 1.7 0.8 3.0 3.1 2.7 6.0 .447 0.5 2.0 .270 1.1 1.4 .795
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 %
Draymond Green ------- --- ----------
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Season 10

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 46 28.9 7.5 1.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 1.3 1.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 5.6 .525 0.3 1.2 .296 1.3 2.0 .659
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 %
Draymond Green 22 32.0 8.0 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.3 1.1 1.0 2.7 4.0 3.1 6.5 .479 0.4 1.8 .205 1.4 2.1 .638
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 73 31.5 8.5 0.9 6.3 7.2 6.8 1.0 0.8 2.8 3.1 3.4 6.5 .527 0.5 1.8 .305 1.1 1.5 .713
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 %
Draymond Green 12 30.6 9.4 1.6 5.3 6.9 6.8 1.5 1.0 2.3 4.0 3.5 7.6 .462 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 2.8 .727
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Draymond Green Tom Van Arsdale
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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 %
Draymond Green 55 27.1 8.6 1.4 5.9 7.2 6.0 1.0 0.9 2.5 3.0 3.4 6.8 .497 0.9 2.3 .395 1.0 1.3 .730
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 %
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