Elton Brand vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander and Elton Brand 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Johnny Norlander 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Johnny Norlander 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.