Paul Pierce vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Pierce 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Paul Pierce 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.