Paul George vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Paul George 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,398 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Paul George 843 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Paul George 468 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Paul George 171 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Paul George 61 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Paul George 113 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .424 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Paul George .354 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .825 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.