Malik Beasley vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Malik Beasley 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

Malik Beasley

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Beasley: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Malik Beasley 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Malik Beasley 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Malik Beasley 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 10.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 5,402 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 1,398 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Malik Beasley 650 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Malik Beasley 314 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 62 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Malik Beasley 496 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .425 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .385 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .800 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 19.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 4.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 2.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 6.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 248 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 89 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Malik Beasley 23 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Malik Beasley 9 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 2 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Malik Beasley 36 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .411 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .372 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .767 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 10.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 3.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (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.