Jerry Lucas vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Lucas 0 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jerry Lucas 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Norm Van Lier 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * 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.