Payton Pritchard vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Payton Pritchard 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.