Jermaine O'Neal vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jermaine O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jermaine O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.