Norm Van Lier vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Van Lier 0 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Norm Van Lier 10 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Norm Van Lier 5 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Norm Van Lier 3 Lou Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 1 Lou Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Van Lier 3 Lou Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Van Lier 8 Lou Williams 0

Assists Leader Norm Van Lier 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 11.8 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 4.8 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.0 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.8 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.2 * Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 8,770 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 3,596 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 5,217 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 767 * Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 71 * Lou Williams 192

Total Games Norm Van Lier 746 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .414 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .780 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) * Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) * Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 13.9 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 5.0 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.2 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 1.7 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.3 * Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Van Lier 530 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Norm Van Lier 191 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Norm Van Lier 234 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Norm Van Lier 47 * Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Norm Van Lier 9 * Lou Williams 7

Total Games Norm Van Lier 38 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Van Lier .389 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Norm Van Lier - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Norm Van Lier .784 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) * Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) * Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.