Bob Cousy vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.