Karl Malone vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.