Nate Thurmond vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Nate Thurmond 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * 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.