Pau Gasol vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Pau Gasol 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Pau Gasol 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.