Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Karl-Anthony Towns 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

Karl-Anthony Towns

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Karl-Anthony Towns 9 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Karl-Anthony Towns 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 2 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Karl-Anthony Towns 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 452 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 721 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 573 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .524 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .398 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .839 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl-Anthony Towns 395 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 225 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Karl-Anthony Towns 47 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Karl-Anthony Towns 11 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Karl-Anthony Towns 21 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .489 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .385 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl-Anthony Towns .805 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022) 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.