Bam Adebayo vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Norm Van Lier

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.