Ron Harper vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Harper 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Ron Harper 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.