RJ Barrett vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.