Domantas Sabonis vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Domantas Sabonis 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

Domantas Sabonis

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Domantas Sabonis: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Domantas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Domantas Sabonis 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Domantas Sabonis 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Domantas Sabonis 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Domantas Sabonis 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Domantas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Domantas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Rebounds Leader Domantas Sabonis 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Domantas Sabonis 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 15.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 10.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 4.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Domantas Sabonis 9,064 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 5,908 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Domantas Sabonis 2,739 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Domantas Sabonis 448 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Domantas Sabonis 271 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Domantas Sabonis 576 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Domantas Sabonis .556 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Domantas Sabonis .332 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Domantas Sabonis .726 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 20.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 13.7 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 8.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 1.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 12.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 7.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 2.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Domantas Sabonis 240 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 140 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Domantas Sabonis 54 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Domantas Sabonis 15 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Domantas Sabonis 10 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Domantas Sabonis 20 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Domantas Sabonis .503 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Domantas Sabonis .176 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Domantas Sabonis .672 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 16.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 11.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 4.7 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 1.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.9 (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.