Steven Adams vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander and Steven Adams 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.