Shaquille O'Neal vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaquille O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.