Max Strus vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Max Strus 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

Max Strus

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Max Strus: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Max Strus 5 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Max Strus 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Max Strus 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 2,738 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Max Strus 840 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Max Strus 570 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Max Strus 145 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 59 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Max Strus 259 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .424 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .365 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .811 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 12.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 4.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 4.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.9 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 9.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Max Strus 1.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 452 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Max Strus 182 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Max Strus 85 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Max Strus 27 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 15 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Max Strus 48 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .389 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .319 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .778 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.9 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 5.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 1.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (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.