Alex English vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

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

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex English 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Alex English 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Alex English 293 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Alex English 47 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Alex English 68 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) 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. 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.