Kyle Kuzma vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.