Walt Frazier vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Walt Frazier 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * 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. 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.