Norm Van Lier vs. Robert Williams III Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Robert Williams III 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.

Robert Williams III

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Robert Williams III: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Van Lier 0 Robert Williams III 0

NBA Seasons Norm Van Lier 10 Robert Williams III 6

Playoffs Played Norm Van Lier 5 Robert Williams III 5

All-Star Games Norm Van Lier 3 Robert Williams III 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 8 Robert Williams III 1

Assists Leader Norm Van Lier 1 Robert Williams III 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 11.8 Robert Williams III 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 4.8 Robert Williams III 6.9

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.0 Robert Williams III 1.4

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.8 * Robert Williams III 0.7

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.2 * Robert Williams III 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 8,770 Robert Williams III 1,575

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 3,596 Robert Williams III 1,485

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 5,217 Robert Williams III 304

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 767 * Robert Williams III 159

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 71 * Robert Williams III 355

Total Games Norm Van Lier 746 Robert Williams III 215

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .414 Robert Williams III .729

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Robert Williams III .000

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .780 Robert Williams III .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971) Robert Williams III 10.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971) Robert Williams III 9.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971) Robert Williams III 2.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) * Robert Williams III 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) * Robert Williams III 2.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 13.9 Robert Williams III 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 5.0 Robert Williams III 5.3

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.2 Robert Williams III 0.9

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.7 * Robert Williams III 0.4

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 * Robert Williams III 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 530 Robert Williams III 355

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 191 Robert Williams III 297

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 234 Robert Williams III 48

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 47 * Robert Williams III 25

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 9 * Robert Williams III 78

Total Games Norm Van Lier 38 Robert Williams III 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .389 Robert Williams III .729

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Robert Williams III .000

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .784 Robert Williams III .742

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975) Robert Williams III 7.7 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972) Robert Williams III 6.2 (2022)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977) Robert Williams III 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) * Robert Williams III 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) * Robert Williams III 3.0 (2021)

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.