Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 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 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.