Robert Parish vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Parish 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Robert Parish 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) 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. 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.