Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Norm Van Lier 8

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Norm Van Lier 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.