Tim Duncan vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Tim Duncan 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.