Jonas Valanciunas vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jonas Valanciunas 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

Jonas Valanciunas

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jonas Valanciunas 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jonas Valanciunas 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jonas Valanciunas 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 13.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 9.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonas Valanciunas 11,436 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 8,096 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jonas Valanciunas 1,137 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jonas Valanciunas 342 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jonas Valanciunas 822 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jonas Valanciunas 856 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .561 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .348 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .789 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 13.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 10.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonas Valanciunas 764 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 585 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jonas Valanciunas 65 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jonas Valanciunas 27 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jonas Valanciunas 47 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jonas Valanciunas 58 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .547 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .238 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .765 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018) 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.