Julius Erving vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Julius Erving 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Julius Erving 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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. 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.