Tristan Thompson vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Tristan Thompson 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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 7 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tristan Thompson 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.7 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.1 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.8 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 665 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 733 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 70 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 29 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 69 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 94 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .562 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .000 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.