John Collins vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader John Collins 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists John Collins 617 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals John Collins 249 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists John Collins 27 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals John Collins 12 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.