Myles Turner vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Myles Turner 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

Myles Turner

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Myles Turner: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Myles Turner 9 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Myles Turner 6 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Myles Turner 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Blocks Leader Myles Turner 2 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Myles Turner 13.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Myles Turner 6.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Myles Turner 1.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Myles Turner 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Myles Turner 2.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Myles Turner 7,911 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Myles Turner 3,878 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Myles Turner 702 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Myles Turner 386 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Myles Turner 1,268 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Myles Turner 570 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Myles Turner .502 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Myles Turner .354 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Myles Turner .771 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Myles Turner 18.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Myles Turner 7.5 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Myles Turner 1.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Myles Turner 0.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Myles Turner 3.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Myles Turner 13.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Myles Turner 6.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Myles Turner 1.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Myles Turner 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Myles Turner 2.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Myles Turner 414 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Myles Turner 214 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Myles Turner 35 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Myles Turner 16 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Myles Turner 61 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Myles Turner 31 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Myles Turner .502 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Myles Turner .379 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Myles Turner .631 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Myles Turner 22.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Myles Turner 10.8 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Myles Turner 3.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Myles Turner 1.8 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Myles Turner 4.0 (2020) 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.