Steven Adams vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Steven Adams 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.