Horace Grant vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Horace Grant 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Horace Grant 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (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.