Taurean Prince vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Taurean Prince 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

Taurean Prince

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Taurean Prince: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Taurean Prince 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Taurean Prince 4 Norm Van Lier 5

NBA Cups Won Taurean Prince 1 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

All-Star Games Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Taurean Prince 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 10.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 3.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taurean Prince 5,089 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Taurean Prince 1,804 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Taurean Prince 850 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Taurean Prince 399 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Taurean Prince 209 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Taurean Prince 502 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taurean Prince .424 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Taurean Prince .376 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taurean Prince .811 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 14.1 (2018) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 6.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 2.6 (2018) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 1.0 (2018) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 8.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 2.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taurean Prince 173 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Taurean Prince 59 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Taurean Prince 21 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Taurean Prince 8 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Taurean Prince 5 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Taurean Prince 21 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taurean Prince .447 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Taurean Prince .318 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taurean Prince .897 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 11.2 (2017) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 5.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.3 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 (2024) 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.