Damian Lillard vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Damian Lillard 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

Damian Lillard

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Damian Lillard 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Damian Lillard 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,666 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 286 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Damian Lillard 396 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 64 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .374 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .892 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) 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.