Arvydas Sabonis vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) 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.