Jusuf Nurkic vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (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.