John Havlicek vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

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

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Norm Van Lier 3

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

Assists Leader John Havlicek 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.