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Tom Van Arsdale
Thomas Arthur Van Arsdale (Tom)
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-5 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana
High School: Manual in Indianapolis, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 11th overall) of the 1965 NBA draft.
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 22 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2041 | 312 | 834 | .374 | 209 | 290 | .721 | 309 | 205 | 251 | 833 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2134 | 347 | 887 | .391 | 272 | 347 | .784 | 341 | 193 | 241 | 966 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 77 | 1514 | 211 | 545 | .387 | 188 | 252 | .746 | 225 | 155 | 202 | 610 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | DET | NBA | 50 | 832 | 114 | 307 | .371 | 101 | 136 | .743 | 132 | 79 | 119 | 329 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 27 | 682 | 97 | 238 | .408 | 87 | 116 | .750 | 93 | 76 | 83 | 281 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 77 | 3059 | 547 | 1233 | .444 | 398 | 533 | .747 | 356 | 208 | 300 | 1492 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2544 | 620 | 1376 | .451 | 381 | 492 | .774 | 463 | 155 | 247 | 1621 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 27 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3146 | 749 | 1642 | .456 | 377 | 523 | .721 | 499 | 181 | 294 | 1875 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 73 | 2598 | 550 | 1205 | .456 | 299 | 396 | .755 | 350 | 198 | 241 | 1399 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2311 | 445 | 1043 | .427 | 250 | 308 | .812 | 358 | 152 | 224 | 1140 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | KCO | NBA | 49 | 1282 | 250 | 547 | .457 | 110 | 140 | .786 | 173 | 90 | 123 | 610 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | PHI | NBA | 30 | 1029 | 195 | 496 | .393 | 140 | 168 | .833 | 185 | 62 | 101 | 530 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | PHI | NBA | 78 | 3041 | 614 | 1433 | .428 | 298 | 350 | .851 | 88 | 305 | 393 | 202 | 62 | 3 | 300 | 1526 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 82 | 2843 | 593 | 1385 | .428 | 322 | 424 | .759 | 77 | 201 | 278 | 223 | 91 | 3 | 257 | 1508 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 273 | 49 | 116 | .422 | 28 | 41 | .683 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 126 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | ATL | NBA | 73 | 2570 | 544 | 1269 | .429 | 294 | 383 | .768 | 70 | 179 | 249 | 207 | 78 | 3 | 231 | 1382 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 75 | 2026 | 346 | 785 | .441 | 126 | 166 | .759 | 35 | 151 | 186 | 146 | 57 | 7 | 202 | 818 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 1425 | 171 | 395 | .433 | 102 | 145 | .703 | 47 | 137 | 184 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 163 | 444 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 929 | 28682 | 5505 | 12763 | .431 | 3222 | 4226 | .762 | 247 | 794 | 3942 | 2085 | 230 | 16 | 2922 | 14232 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 22 | DET | NBA | 79 | 25.8 | 3.9 | 10.6 | .374 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .721 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | DET | NBA | 79 | 27.0 | 4.4 | 11.2 | .391 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .784 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 77 | 19.7 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .387 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .746 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 7.9 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | DET | NBA | 50 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .371 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .743 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 27 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 8.8 | .408 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .750 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 10.4 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 77 | 39.7 | 7.1 | 16.0 | .444 | 5.2 | 6.9 | .747 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 35.8 | 8.7 | 19.4 | .451 | 5.4 | 6.9 | .774 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 27 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 38.4 | 9.1 | 20.0 | .456 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .721 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 22.9 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 73 | 35.6 | 7.5 | 16.5 | .456 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .755 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 29.3 | 5.6 | 13.2 | .427 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .812 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | KCO | NBA | 49 | 26.2 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .457 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .786 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | PHI | NBA | 30 | 34.3 | 6.5 | 16.5 | .393 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .833 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | PHI | NBA | 78 | 39.0 | 7.9 | 18.4 | .428 | 3.8 | 4.5 | .851 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 19.6 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 82 | 34.7 | 7.2 | 16.9 | .428 | 3.9 | 5.2 | .759 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.4 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 30.3 | 5.4 | 12.9 | .422 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .683 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14.0 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | ATL | NBA | 73 | 35.2 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .429 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .768 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 75 | 27.0 | 4.6 | 10.5 | .441 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .759 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 10.9 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 18.5 | 2.2 | 5.1 | .433 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .703 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.8 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 929 | 30.9 | 5.9 | 13.7 | .431 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .762 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 15.3 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 22 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2041 | 5.5 | 14.7 | .374 | 3.7 | 5.1 | .721 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2134 | 5.9 | 15.0 | .391 | 4.6 | 5.9 | .784 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 16.3 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 77 | 1514 | 5.0 | 13.0 | .387 | 4.5 | 6.0 | .746 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | DET | NBA | 50 | 832 | 4.9 | 13.3 | .371 | 4.4 | 5.9 | .743 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 27 | 682 | 5.1 | 12.6 | .408 | 4.6 | 6.1 | .750 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 14.8 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 77 | 3059 | 6.4 | 14.5 | .444 | 4.7 | 6.3 | .747 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2544 | 8.8 | 19.5 | .451 | 5.4 | 7.0 | .774 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 22.9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 27 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3146 | 8.6 | 18.8 | .456 | 4.3 | 6.0 | .721 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 73 | 2598 | 7.6 | 16.7 | .456 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .755 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2311 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .427 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .812 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | KCO | NBA | 49 | 1282 | 7.0 | 15.4 | .457 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .786 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 17.1 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | PHI | NBA | 30 | 1029 | 6.8 | 17.4 | .393 | 4.9 | 5.9 | .833 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 18.5 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | PHI | NBA | 78 | 3041 | 7.3 | 17.0 | .428 | 3.5 | 4.1 | .851 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18.1 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 82 | 2843 | 7.5 | 17.5 | .428 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .759 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 19.1 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 273 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .422 | 3.7 | 5.4 | .683 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 16.6 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | ATL | NBA | 73 | 2570 | 7.6 | 17.8 | .429 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .768 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 19.4 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 75 | 2026 | 6.1 | 13.9 | .441 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .759 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 14.5 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 1425 | 4.3 | 10.0 | .433 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .703 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 11.2 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 929 | 28682 | 6.9 | 16.0 | .431 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .762 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 17.9 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 22 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2041 | 10.6 | .433 | .374 | 13.4 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 23 | DET | NBA | 79 | 2134 | 12.6 | .465 | .391 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 77 | 1514 | 10.6 | .465 | .387 | 12.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | DET | NBA | 50 | 832 | 9.9 | .448 | .371 | 11.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 27 | 682 | 11.5 | .486 | .408 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 77 | 3059 | 12.7 | .508 | .444 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 71 | 2544 | 16.3 | .509 | .451 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 27 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3146 | 15.0 | .501 | .456 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 73 | 2598 | 14.7 | .507 | .456 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2311 | 13.3 | .484 | .427 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | KCO | NBA | 49 | 1282 | 13.0 | .501 | .457 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | PHI | NBA | 30 | 1029 | 13.6 | .465 | .393 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | PHI | NBA | 78 | 3041 | 12.5 | .481 | .428 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 102 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |||
| 1974-75 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 82 | 2843 | 13.8 | .480 | .428 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 102 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.4 | |||
| 1974-75 | 31 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 273 | 12.7 | .470 | .422 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 99 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
| 1974-75 | 31 | ATL | NBA | 73 | 2570 | 13.9 | .481 | .429 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 103 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | |||
| 1975-76 | 32 | ATL | NBA | 75 | 2026 | 11.1 | .477 | .441 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 104 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | |||
| 1976-77 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 1425 | 7.7 | .484 | .433 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 101 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Career | NBA | 929 | 28682 | 13.0 | .487 | .431 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 103 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 36.6 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 27 | CIN | NBA | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 28 | CIN | NBA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 16 | .375 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1970 NBA1971 NBA 1972 NBA |
Honors 1965-66 NBA All-Rookie (1st) |
Games 1970-71 NBA 82 (2)1974-75 NBA 82 (2) |
Field Goals 1970-71 NBA 749 (8) |
|
Field Goal Attempts 1970-71 NBA 1642 (8)Career NBA 12763 (98) |
Personal Fouls 1970-71 NBA 294 (10)1973-74 NBA 300 (6) Career NBA 2922 (72) Career 2922 (82) |
Points 1970-71 NBA 1875 (9) |
Points Per Game 1970-71 NBA 22.9 (10) |
|
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.007 (274) |
Transactions
May 6, 1965: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1965 NBA Draft.
February 1, 1968: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with John Tresvant to the Cincinnati Royals for Jim Fox and Happy Hairston.
January 26, 1973: Traded by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings with a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Harvey Catchings) to the Philadelphia 76ers for John Block.
November 8, 1974: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Atlanta Hawks for Clyde Lee and a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Jim Baker).
June 16, 1976: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Buffalo Braves for Ken Charles, Dick Gibbs and cash.
August 25, 1976: Traded by the Buffalo Braves to the Phoenix Suns for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glenn Williams).
April 10, 1977: Retired from the Phoenix Suns.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Total | NBA | $25,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $25,000 |
Links
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