Rudy Gay vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Rudy Gay 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.