J.R. Smith vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) J.R. Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team J.R. Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) J.R. Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader J.R. Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) 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.