Tim Hardaway vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Tim Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.