Khris Middleton vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Khris Middleton 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

Khris Middleton

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Khris Middleton: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Khris Middleton 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Khris Middleton 12 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Khris Middleton 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Khris Middleton 3 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Khris Middleton 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Khris Middleton 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Khris Middleton 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Khris Middleton 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khris Middleton 16.9 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Khris Middleton 4.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Khris Middleton 3.9 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Khris Middleton 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Khris Middleton 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khris Middleton 12,461 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Khris Middleton 3,563 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Khris Middleton 2,916 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Khris Middleton 868 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Khris Middleton 143 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Khris Middleton 739 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khris Middleton .460 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Khris Middleton .388 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khris Middleton .879 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khris Middleton 20.9 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Khris Middleton 6.2 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Khris Middleton 5.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Khris Middleton 1.7 (2016) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Khris Middleton 0.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khris Middleton 20.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Khris Middleton 6.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Khris Middleton 4.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Khris Middleton 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Khris Middleton 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khris Middleton 1,650 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Khris Middleton 521 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Khris Middleton 383 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Khris Middleton 96 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Khris Middleton 15 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Khris Middleton 80 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khris Middleton .441 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Khris Middleton .390 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khris Middleton .866 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khris Middleton 24.7 (2018) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Khris Middleton 9.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Khris Middleton 7.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Khris Middleton 2.3 (2015) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Khris Middleton 0.7 (2018) 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.