Dillon Brooks vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Dillon Brooks 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

Dillon Brooks

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dillon Brooks: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dillon Brooks 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Dillon Brooks 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Dillon Brooks 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Dillon Brooks 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dillon Brooks 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dillon Brooks 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dillon Brooks 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Dillon Brooks 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 14.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 5,917 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 1,319 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 854 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 389 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 108 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Dillon Brooks 417 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .418 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .345 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .802 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 18.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 16.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 353 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 69 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 52 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 19 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 5 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Dillon Brooks 22 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .387 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .321 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .724 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 25.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 4.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (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.