Paul Millsap vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

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

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Millsap: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Millsap 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Paul Millsap 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Paul Millsap 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Paul Millsap 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Millsap 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Millsap 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Millsap 1 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Paul Millsap 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Millsap 13.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Millsap 7.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Paul Millsap 2.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Paul Millsap 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Millsap 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Millsap 14,536 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Paul Millsap 7,673 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Paul Millsap 2,378 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Paul Millsap 1,327 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Paul Millsap 1,045 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Paul Millsap 1,085 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Millsap .489 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Paul Millsap .341 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Millsap .736 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Millsap 18.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Millsap 9.0 (2016) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Millsap 3.7 (2017) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul Millsap 1.8 (2012) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Millsap 1.7 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Millsap 12.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Millsap 6.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Paul Millsap 1.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Paul Millsap 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Millsap 1.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Millsap 1,571 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Paul Millsap 878 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Paul Millsap 222 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Paul Millsap 119 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Paul Millsap 138 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Paul Millsap 130 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Millsap .457 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Paul Millsap .286 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Millsap .726 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Millsap 24.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Millsap 11.0 (2012) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Millsap 4.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Millsap 1.7 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Millsap 2.5 (2012) 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.