Clyde Drexler vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Drexler 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Clyde Drexler 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.