Kevin Love vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Love 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Kevin Love 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.