Steve Kerr vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Kerr 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Steve Kerr 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) 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.