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Retired#5Guard1965–1976#164 all-time in points

Dick Van Arsdale

Dick Van Arsdale scored 15,079 points in 921 games, 164th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1970-71 at 21.9 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 5″ / 210 lb
Age83
PositionGuard
BornFeb 22, 1943
HometownIndianapolis, Indiana
Experience1965–1976
CollegeIndiana University Bloomington
Draft1965 · round 2, pick 10
High schoolEmmerich Manual High School Indiana, Indiana
TeamsNew York Knicks 1965–1967Phoenix Suns 1968–1976
Career points
15,079
921 games · 16.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#164
Also 235th in assists, 455th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1965–1976. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1976-77.

1976-77 season

PHX · 78 games
Points5997.7 per game
Rebounds1.5117 total
Assists1.5120 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×3LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71
  • LegendCareer10,000 points15,079 points

Dick Van Arsdale career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1970-71 · 21.9 points per game

Dick Van Arsdale milestones

Career · regular season
15,079 career points
Retired 164th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points15,079Past 15,000 · 164th all-time
Rebounds3,807Past 2,500 · 455th all-time
Assists3,060Past 2,500 · 235th all-time

Dick Van Arsdale career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Dick Van Arsdale stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1976-77PHX785997.71.51.5.456—.873————
1975-76PHX5874712.92.42.4.484—.830————
1974-75PHX701,12416.12.72.8.470—.832————
1973-74PHX781,38917.82.84.2.500—.853————
1972-73PHX811,49018.44.03.3.476—.859————
1971-72PHX821,61919.74.13.6.463—.845————
1970-71PHX811,77121.93.94.1.452—.811————
1969-70PHX771,64321.33.44.4.508—.798————
1968-69PHX801,67821.06.84.8.442—.705————
1967-68NYK7885911.05.42.9.436—.670————
1966-67NYK791,19115.17.03.1.449—.729————
1965-66NYK7996912.34.82.3.428—.715————
Career12 seasons92115,07916.44.13.3.464—.7900——0

Dick Van Arsdale splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
72%
Threes
0%
Free throws
28%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Dick Van Arsdale facts
How many career points did Dick Van Arsdale score?

Dick Van Arsdale scored 15,079 career regular-season points in 921 games, 16.4 per game, which ranks 164th all-time.

What was Dick Van Arsdale’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1970-71 with PHX: 21.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

Where is Dick Van Arsdale from?

Dick Van Arsdale is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He played high school ball at Emmerich Manual High School in Indiana, Indiana. He played college ball at Indiana University Bloomington.

What teams did Dick Van Arsdale play for?

New York Knicks (1965–1967); Phoenix Suns (1968–1976).