Kobe Bryant vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Kobe Bryant 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.