Lauri Markkanen vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Lauri Markkanen 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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Norm Van Lier

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.