Eric Bledsoe vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Eric Bledsoe 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

Eric Bledsoe

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Bledsoe: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Bledsoe 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Eric Bledsoe 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Eric Bledsoe 5 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Eric Bledsoe 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Bledsoe 1 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 2 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Eric Bledsoe 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 10,348 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 2,937 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 3,545 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 1,028 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 344 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 756 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .452 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .336 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .784 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 11.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 531 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 163 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 184 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 49 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 25 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 48 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .441 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .254 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .712 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018) 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.