Al Horford vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Al Horford 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

Al Horford

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Horford: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Horford 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Al Horford 17 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Al Horford 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Al Horford 5 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Horford 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Horford 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Horford 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Al Horford 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Horford 13.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 8.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Al Horford 3.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Al Horford 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Horford 14,167 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Al Horford 8,574 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Al Horford 3,501 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Al Horford 830 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Al Horford 1,249 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Al Horford 1,078 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Horford .513 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Al Horford .379 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Horford .760 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Horford 18.6 (2014) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 10.2 (2013) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Al Horford 5.0 (2017) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Al Horford 1.1 (2013) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.5 (2014) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Horford 12.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 8.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Al Horford 3.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Al Horford 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Horford 2,131 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Al Horford 1,397 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Al Horford 574 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Al Horford 140 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Al Horford 214 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Al Horford 172 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Horford .496 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Al Horford .396 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Horford .775 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Horford 16.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 10.4 (2008) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Al Horford 5.4 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Al Horford 1.3 (2012) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 2.4 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) *

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.