Marcus Smart vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Marcus Smart 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

Marcus Smart

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marcus Smart 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Marcus Smart 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Marcus Smart 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Marcus Smart 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Smart 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Marcus Smart 3 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Smart 3 Norm Van Lier 8

Defensive Player of The Year Marcus Smart 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

Assists Leader Marcus Smart 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 10.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 3.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 6,430 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 2,111 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Marcus Smart 2,786 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Marcus Smart 955 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 219 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 601 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .388 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .323 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .776 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 12.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 1,377 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 469 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Marcus Smart 524 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Marcus Smart 144 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 51 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 108 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .396 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .334 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .762 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017) 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.