Tristan Thompson vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Tristan Thompson 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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tristan Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tristan Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tristan Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Tristan Thompson 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 6.8 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 671 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 737 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 73 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 30 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 71 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 98 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .558 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.