Luka Doncic vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Luka Doncic 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Luka Doncic 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 7.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,027 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 300 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Luka Doncic 254 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Luka Doncic 47 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 17 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 32 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .462 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .350 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .705 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.