Jalen Suggs vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jalen Suggs 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

Jalen Suggs

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Suggs 3 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jalen Suggs 1 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jalen Suggs 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 11.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Suggs 2,031 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jalen Suggs 561 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jalen Suggs 569 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jalen Suggs 232 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jalen Suggs 93 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jalen Suggs 176 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Suggs .422 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jalen Suggs .333 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Suggs .753 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 15.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 4.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Suggs 93 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jalen Suggs 27 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jalen Suggs 19 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jalen Suggs 8 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jalen Suggs 3 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jalen Suggs 6 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Suggs .449 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jalen Suggs .316 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Suggs .760 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 15.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 4.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.5 (2024) 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.