Norm Van Lier vs. Jalen Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Williams and Norm Van Lier 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

Norm Van Lier

vs.

Jalen Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jalen Williams: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Van Lier 0 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Seasons Norm Van Lier 10 Jalen Williams 2

Playoffs Played Norm Van Lier 5 Jalen Williams 1

All-Star Games Norm Van Lier 3 Jalen Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 1 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Van Lier 3 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 8 Jalen Williams 0

Assists Leader Norm Van Lier 1 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 11.8 Jalen Williams 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 4.8 Jalen Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.0 Jalen Williams 3.9

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.8 * Jalen Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.2 * Jalen Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 8,770 Jalen Williams 2,411

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 3,596 Jalen Williams 619

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 5,217 Jalen Williams 570

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 767 * Jalen Williams 183

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 71 * Jalen Williams 80

Total Games Norm Van Lier 746 Jalen Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .414 Jalen Williams .532

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Jalen Williams .395

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .780 Jalen Williams .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971) Jalen Williams 19.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) * Jalen Williams 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) * Jalen Williams 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 13.9 Jalen Williams 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 5.0 Jalen Williams 7.3

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.2 Jalen Williams 5.0

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.7 * Jalen Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 * Jalen Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 530 Jalen Williams 85

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 191 Jalen Williams 29

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 234 Jalen Williams 20

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 47 * Jalen Williams 7

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 9 * Jalen Williams 1

Total Games Norm Van Lier 38 Jalen Williams 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .389 Jalen Williams .529

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Jalen Williams .389

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .784 Jalen Williams .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975) Jalen Williams 21.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972) Jalen Williams 7.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977) Jalen Williams 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) * Jalen Williams 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) * Jalen Williams 0.3 (2024)

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.