Monta Ellis vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Monta Ellis 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (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.