Elgin Baylor vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Norm Van Lier 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - 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. ** 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.