David Thompson vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and David Thompson 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

David Thompson

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team David Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader David Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals David Thompson 459 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games David Thompson 509 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists David Thompson 101 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals David Thompson 24 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games David Thompson 27 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) 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.