Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Van Lier 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.