Richard Jefferson vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Jefferson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Richard Jefferson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Richard Jefferson 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Richard Jefferson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.