JaVale McGee vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader JaVale McGee 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.