Manu Ginobili vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Manu Ginobili 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Manu Ginobili 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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.