Glen Rice vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Glen Rice 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

Glen Rice

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Glen Rice 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Glen Rice 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Glen Rice 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Glen Rice 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Glen Rice 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Glen Rice 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Glen Rice 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Glen Rice 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glen Rice 18.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 4.4 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 2.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Glen Rice 18,336 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Glen Rice 4,387 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Glen Rice 2,097 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Glen Rice 958 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Glen Rice 265 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Glen Rice 1,000 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glen Rice .456 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Glen Rice .400 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glen Rice .846 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glen Rice 26.8 (1997) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 5.4 (1994) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 2.9 (1996) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 1.4 (1995) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.4 (1992) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glen Rice 16.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 4.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 1.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Glen Rice 884 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Glen Rice 249 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Glen Rice 101 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Glen Rice 45 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Glen Rice 12 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Glen Rice 55 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glen Rice .433 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Glen Rice .362 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glen Rice .845 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glen Rice 27.7 (1997) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 7.2 (1994) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 3.7 (1997) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 2.2 (1994) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.4 (1994) 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.