Enes Kanter vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Enes Kanter 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.