Norm Van Lier vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Van Lier 0 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Norm Van Lier 10 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Norm Van Lier 5 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Norm Van Lier 3 Nick Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 1 Nick Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Van Lier 3 Nick Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 8 Nick Young 0

Assists Leader Norm Van Lier 1 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 11.8 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 4.8 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.0 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.8 * Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.2 * Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 8,770 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 3,596 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 5,217 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 767 * Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 71 * Nick Young 135

Total Games Norm Van Lier 746 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .414 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .780 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) * Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) * Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 13.9 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 5.0 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.2 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.7 * Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 * Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 530 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 191 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 234 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 47 * Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 9 * Nick Young 4

Total Games Norm Van Lier 38 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .389 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .784 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) * Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) * Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

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.