Alex Caruso vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Alex Caruso 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.