Norman Powell vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Norman Powell 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

Norman Powell

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norman Powell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norman Powell 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Norman Powell 9 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Norman Powell 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Norman Powell 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norman Powell 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Norman Powell 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norman Powell 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Norman Powell 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norman Powell 12.3 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Norman Powell 2.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Norman Powell 1.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Norman Powell 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Norman Powell 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norman Powell 6,851 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Norman Powell 1,458 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Norman Powell 816 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Norman Powell 434 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Norman Powell 153 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Norman Powell 557 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norman Powell .468 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Norman Powell .394 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norman Powell .828 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norman Powell 19.0 (2022) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Norman Powell 3.7 (2020) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Norman Powell 2.1 (2022) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Norman Powell 1.2 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norman Powell 0.5 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norman Powell 9.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Norman Powell 2.1 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Norman Powell 1.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Norman Powell 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Norman Powell 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norman Powell 770 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Norman Powell 179 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Norman Powell 84 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Norman Powell 50 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Norman Powell 16 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Norman Powell 84 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norman Powell .448 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Norman Powell .392 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norman Powell .804 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norman Powell 21.8 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Norman Powell 3.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Norman Powell 2.2 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Norman Powell 1.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Norman Powell 1.0 (2021) 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.