Rajon Rondo vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Rajon Rondo 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

Rajon Rondo

vs.

Norm Van Lier

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rajon Rondo 2 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Rajon Rondo 16 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Rajon Rondo 10 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Rajon Rondo 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rajon Rondo 2 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 4 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Rajon Rondo 3 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo 9.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 4.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 7.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 9,337 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 4,349 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 7,584 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 1,518 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 125 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 957 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .456 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .324 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .611 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 5.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 8.5 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 1,669 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 744 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 1,136 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 228 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 24 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 134 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .440 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .330 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .649 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017) 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.