Ron Harper vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.