Gary Payton vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Norm Van Lier 8

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

Assists Leader Gary Payton 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Gary Payton 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.