Caleb Martin vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Caleb Martin 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

Caleb Martin

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caleb Martin: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Caleb Martin 5 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Caleb Martin 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Caleb Martin 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 8.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 3.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Martin 2,249 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Caleb Martin 1,034 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Caleb Martin 414 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Caleb Martin 225 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Caleb Martin 109 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Caleb Martin 266 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Martin .450 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Caleb Martin .357 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Martin .762 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 10.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 4.8 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 2.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 1.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.5 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 9.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 4.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Martin 425 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Caleb Martin 180 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Caleb Martin 48 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Caleb Martin 33 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Caleb Martin 11 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Caleb Martin 45 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Martin .489 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Caleb Martin .401 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Martin .783 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 12.7 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 5.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.9 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.4 (2023) 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.