Jimmy Butler vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jimmy Butler 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.