Gilbert Arenas vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.