Kevin McHale vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Kevin McHale 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.