Nate Thurmond vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.