Tim Duncan vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.