Dolph Schayes vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Dolph Schayes 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

Dolph Schayes

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dolph Schayes 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Dolph Schayes 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Dolph Schayes 14 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Dolph Schayes 12 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dolph Schayes 6 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 12 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dolph Schayes 0 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Rebounds Leader Dolph Schayes 1 * Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Dolph Schayes 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.1 * Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 3.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 18,438 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 11,256 * Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 3,072 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Dolph Schayes 996 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .380 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .849 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) * Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 19.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.2 * Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 2.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 1,887 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 1,051 * Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 257 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Dolph Schayes 97 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .390 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .825 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) * Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.