Jeremy Lin vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeremy Lin 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jeremy Lin 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.