Yao Ming vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Yao Ming 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Yao Ming 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.