Ja Morant vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ja Morant 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Ja Morant 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.