Kenny Smith vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kenny Smith 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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Kenny Smith 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (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.