Nate Robinson vs. Tom Van Arsdale Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Nate Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Tom Van Arsdale, who played 12. Nate Robinson had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nate Robinson	Tom Van Arsdale
Season	2005-06	1965-66
Team	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Nate Robinson	72	21.4	9.3	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.6	2.8	3.2	7.8	.407	0.8	2.0	.397	2.1	2.8	.752
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		%
Nate Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Van Arsdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Nate Robinson	Tom Van Arsdale
Season	2009-10	1969-70
Team	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Nate Robinson	56	19.9	10.1	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.8	8.8	.436	1.6	4.0	.390	0.9	1.2	.746
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		%
Nate Robinson	17	7.5	4.2	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.4	3.8	.375	0.6	1.9	.333	0.7	0.9	.800
Tom Van Arsdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Nate Robinson	Tom Van Arsdale
Season	2010-11	1970-71
Team	Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Nate Robinson	59	17.2	6.8	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.9	2.5	6.4	.399	1.1	3.4	.325	0.6	0.7	.818
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		%
Nate Robinson	3	4.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	2.0	.333	0.7	0.7	1.000
Tom Van Arsdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Nate Robinson	Tom Van Arsdale
Season	2011-12	1971-72
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Nate Robinson	51	23.4	11.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	4.5	1.2	0.0	1.5	2.3	4.0	9.5	.424	1.3	3.5	.365	1.8	2.2	.832
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		%
Nate Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Van Arsdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-