Eric Gordon vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

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

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Gordon: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Gordon 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Eric Gordon 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Eric Gordon 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Eric Gordon 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Gordon 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Gordon 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Eric Gordon 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 13,868 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 2,067 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Eric Gordon 2,443 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Eric Gordon 750 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 313 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 886 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .430 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .371 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .811 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 965 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 171 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Eric Gordon 133 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Eric Gordon 45 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 38 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 64 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .410 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .361 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .838 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 1.0 (2019) 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.