Keegan Murray vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Keegan Murray 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

Keegan Murray

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keegan Murray: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Keegan Murray 2 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Keegan Murray 1 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Keegan Murray 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 13.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 5.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 2,148 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 791 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Keegan Murray 227 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Keegan Murray 140 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 101 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Keegan Murray 157 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .454 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .384 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .805 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 15.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 5.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.7 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 1.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 68 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 44 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Keegan Murray 5 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Keegan Murray 4 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 2 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Keegan Murray 7 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .448 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .375 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .667 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 (2023) 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.