Norm Van Lier vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Norm Van Lier 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

Norm Van Lier

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Van Lier 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Norm Van Lier 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Norm Van Lier 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Norm Van Lier 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Norm Van Lier 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Van Lier 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Van Lier 3 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 8 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Norm Van Lier 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Norm Van Lier 1 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 11.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 8,770 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 3,596 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 5,217 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 767 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 71 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Norm Van Lier 746 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .780 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 13.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.7 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 530 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 191 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 234 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 47 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 9 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Norm Van Lier 38 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .784 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.