Kendrick Perkins vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kendrick Perkins 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

Kendrick Perkins

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendrick Perkins 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kendrick Perkins 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kendrick Perkins 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kendrick Perkins 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kendrick Perkins 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kendrick Perkins 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kendrick Perkins 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Kendrick Perkins 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 4,214 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 4,532 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 813 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 263 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 903 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 782 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .530 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .594 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 735 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 843 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 102 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 53 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 156 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 143 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .502 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .662 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009) 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.