Dirk Nowitzki vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dirk Nowitzki 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Dirk Nowitzki 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.