D'Angelo Russell vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Norm Van Lier 5

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team D'Angelo Russell 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (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.