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Retired#4Forward1965–1976#194 all-time in points

Tom Van Arsdale

Tom Van Arsdale scored 14,232 points in 929 games, 194th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1970-71 at 22.9 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 5″ / 202 lb
Age83
PositionForward
BornFeb 22, 1943
HometownIndianapolis, Indiana
Experience1965–1976
CollegeIndiana University Bloomington
Draft1965 · round 2, pick 11
High schoolEmmerich Manual High School Indiana, Indiana
TeamsDetroit Pistons 1965–1967Cincinnati Royals 1967–1971Kansas City Kings 1972–1972PHL 1972–1974Atlanta Hawks 1974–1975Phoenix Suns 1976–1976
Career points
14,232
929 games · 15.3 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#194
Also 453rd in assists, 433rd 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 · 77 games
Points4445.8 per game
Rebounds2.4184 total
Assists0.967 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-Star1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72
  • LegendCareer10,000 points14,232 points

Tom Van Arsdale career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1970-71 · 22.9 points per game

Tom Van Arsdale milestones

Career · regular season
14,232 career points
Retired 194th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points14,232Past 10,000 · 194th all-time
Rebounds3,942Past 2,500 · 433rd all-time

Tom 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.

Tom Van Arsdale stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1976-77PHX774445.82.40.9.433—.703————
1975-76ATL7581810.92.51.9.441—.759————
1974-75PHL/ATL821,50818.43.42.7.428—.759————
1973-74PHL781,52619.65.02.6.428—.851————
1972-73KCK/PHL791,14014.44.51.9.427—.812————
1971-72CIN731,39919.24.82.7.456—.755————
1970-71CIN821,87522.96.12.2.456—.721————
1969-70CIN711,62122.86.52.2.451—.774————
1968-69CIN771,49219.44.62.7.444—.747————
1967-68DET/CIN776107.92.92.0.387—.746————
1966-67DET7996612.24.32.4.391—.784————
1965-66DET7983310.53.92.6.374—.721————
Career12 seasons92914,23215.34.22.2.431—.7620——0

Tom 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
77%
Threes
0%
Free throws
23%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

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

Tom Van Arsdale scored 14,232 career regular-season points in 929 games, 15.3 per game, which ranks 194th all-time.

What was Tom Van Arsdale’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1970-71 with CIN: 22.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Where is Tom Van Arsdale from?

Tom 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 Tom Van Arsdale play for?

Detroit Pistons (1965–1967); Cincinnati Royals (1967–1971); Kansas City Kings (1972–1972); PHL (1972–1974); Atlanta Hawks (1974–1975); Phoenix Suns (1976–1976).