Rick Barry vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Norm Van Lier 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.