Zach LaVine vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach LaVine 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Zach LaVine 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.