Jaylen Brown vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Brown 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jaylen Brown 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,025 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 615 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 252 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 105 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 44 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 110 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .360 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .725 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (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.