Ricky Rubio vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Ricky Rubio 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

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Ricky Rubio 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 10.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) 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.