Klay Thompson vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Klay Thompson 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

Klay Thompson

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Klay Thompson 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Klay Thompson 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Klay Thompson 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Klay Thompson 5 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Klay Thompson 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Klay Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Klay Thompson 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Klay Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 19.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 3.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Klay Thompson 15,531 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Klay Thompson 2,795 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Klay Thompson 1,843 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Klay Thompson 676 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Klay Thompson 413 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Klay Thompson 793 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Klay Thompson .453 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Klay Thompson .413 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Klay Thompson .858 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 19.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Klay Thompson 3,032 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Klay Thompson 626 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Klay Thompson 351 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Klay Thompson 150 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Klay Thompson 85 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Klay Thompson 158 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Klay Thompson .436 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Klay Thompson .405 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Klay Thompson .845 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015) 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.