Desmond Bane vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Desmond Bane 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) 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.