Clint Capela vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Clint Capela 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

Clint Capela

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clint Capela: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Clint Capela 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Clint Capela 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Rebounds Leader Clint Capela 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Clint Capela 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 10.7 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 7,466 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 6,516 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Clint Capela 614 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Clint Capela 416 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 898 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Clint Capela 609 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .621 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .545 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 16.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 14.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.8 (2020) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 8.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 8.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 0.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 739 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 734 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Clint Capela 77 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Clint Capela 50 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 110 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Clint Capela 87 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .602 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .495 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.7 (2018) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 11.6 (2018) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.5 (2017) 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.