Draymond Green vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Draymond Green 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

Draymond Green

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Draymond Green: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Draymond Green 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Draymond Green 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Draymond Green 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Draymond Green 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Draymond Green 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Draymond Green 4 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Draymond Green 8 Norm Van Lier 8

Defensive Player of The Year Draymond Green 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

Assists Leader Draymond Green 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Draymond Green 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Draymond Green 8.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 7.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 5.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Draymond Green 7,052 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Draymond Green 5,674 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Draymond Green 4,565 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Draymond Green 1,084 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Draymond Green 818 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Draymond Green 813 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Draymond Green .452 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Draymond Green .319 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Draymond Green .713 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Draymond Green 14.0 (2016) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 9.5 (2016) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 8.9 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 2.0 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.4 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Draymond Green 11.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 8.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 6.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.4 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Draymond Green 1,825 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Draymond Green 1,391 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Draymond Green 974 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Draymond Green 240 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Draymond Green 214 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Draymond Green 157 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Draymond Green .449 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Draymond Green .304 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Draymond Green .727 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Draymond Green 15.4 (2016) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 10.6 (2018) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 8.5 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 2.0 (2018) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.8 (2016) 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.