Mikal Bridges vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Norm Van Lier

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.