Serge Ibaka vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Serge Ibaka 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

Serge Ibaka

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Serge Ibaka: 2009-10 to 2022-23
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Serge Ibaka 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Serge Ibaka 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Serge Ibaka 12 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Serge Ibaka 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Serge Ibaka 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Serge Ibaka 3 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Serge Ibaka 3 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Serge Ibaka 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Blocks Leader Serge Ibaka 2 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Serge Ibaka 12.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Serge Ibaka 7.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Serge Ibaka 1.9 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Serge Ibaka 11,028 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Serge Ibaka 6,513 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Serge Ibaka 749 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Serge Ibaka 373 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Serge Ibaka 1,759 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Serge Ibaka 919 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Serge Ibaka .513 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Serge Ibaka .359 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Serge Ibaka .757 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Serge Ibaka 15.4 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Serge Ibaka 8.8 (2014) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Serge Ibaka 1.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.5 (2017) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Serge Ibaka 3.7 (2012) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Serge Ibaka 10.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Serge Ibaka 6.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Serge Ibaka 1.9 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Serge Ibaka 1,608 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Serge Ibaka 965 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Serge Ibaka 109 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Serge Ibaka 61 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Serge Ibaka 292 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Serge Ibaka 152 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Serge Ibaka .499 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Serge Ibaka .382 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Serge Ibaka .789 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Serge Ibaka 14.8 (2020) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Serge Ibaka 8.4 (2013) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Serge Ibaka 1.4 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Serge Ibaka 0.8 (2016) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Serge Ibaka 3.1 (2011) 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.