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Anthony Peeler vs. Dick Van Arsdale: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · regular season
Regular-season verdict

Dick Van Arsdale ranks higher in career impact

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#1175Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#392Leads
+1.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
+0.3LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.1
103.0Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better40.0Leads
+580 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+1,240 ptsLeads
138.7Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better62.8Leads

Career Impact Rank places Dick Van Arsdale #392 and Anthony Peeler #1175. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Anthony Peeler had the higher single-season impact estimate.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

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Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAnthony Peeler113.740 · No. 1,175Dick Van Arsdale46.960 · No. 392

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Anthony Peeler

113.740 composite · No. 1,175 all-time

Anthony Peeler's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1161998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate103.00050%51.500
Best 5No. 811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1161998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1171995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1492000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate115.00030%34.500
Best 10No. 811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1161998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1171995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1492000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1571999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1581992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1601994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1671993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1702003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate138.70020%27.740

51.500 + 34.500 + 27.740= 113.740

Dick Van Arsdale

46.960 composite · No. 392 all-time

Dick Van Arsdale's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 331966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 361968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate40.00050%20.000
Best 5No. 331966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 361968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate48.00030%14.400
Best 10No. 331966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 361968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 611971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 621965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 721972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 941974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 991973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate62.80020%12.560

20.000 + 14.400 + 12.560= 46.960

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1175#392Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better103.040.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better115.048.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better138.762.8Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#710#360Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.1Better result for this metric.+0.6
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5Better result for this metric.+0.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3Better result for this metric.+0.1
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3-0.3
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+580 pts+1,240 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons00

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Games827921
Minutes20,46431,771

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
True shooting percentage51.8%53.7%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile52.1%54.1%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Field-goal percentage42.7%46.4%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage38.4%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage79.9%Better result for this metric.79.0%

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.0%Better result for this metric.13.3%
Assists per game2.43.3Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.8%Unavailable

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.0%Better result for this metric.4.5%
Rebounds per game2.64.1Better result for this metric.

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.1%Better result for this metric.1.4%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.5%Better result for this metric.0.3%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Anthony Peeler and Dick Van Arsdale
MetricAnthony PeelerDick Van Arsdale
Points per game9.716.4Better result for this metric.

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Dick Van Arsdale ranks higher in career impact.

Anthony PeelerMetricDick Van Arsdale
#1175Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#392Leads
+1.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
+0.3LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.1
+580 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,240 ptsLeads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Anthony PeelerMetricDick Van Arsdale
574Listed-team regular-season wins933Leads
51.4%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.4%
550-win team seasons11Leads
060-win team seasons11Leads
11LeadsPlayoff team seasons4

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Anthony PeelerMetricDick Van Arsdale
10LeadsPlayoff appearances4
57LeadsPlayoff games34
24LeadsTeam playoff wins16
0Finals appearances1Leads
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Anthony PeelerMetricDick Van Arsdale
Not availableAll-Star3
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense1
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.

Career Shape Explorer

How the careers developed

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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Anthony PeelerDick Van ArsdalePeak seasonHistorical source qualification

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

S means NBA season number; A means player age. Peak labels identify each player's accepted best season. Hover or focus any pair for season detail, or open Season timeline for the complete evidence ledger.