Patty Mills vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Patty Mills 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

Patty Mills

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patty Mills 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Patty Mills 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patty Mills 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Patty Mills 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 7,893 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,469 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Patty Mills 1,984 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Patty Mills 568 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Patty Mills 77 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Patty Mills 892 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .424 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .386 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .856 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 650 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 139 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Patty Mills 155 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Patty Mills 51 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Patty Mills 98 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .429 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .380 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .797 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (2022) 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.