Austin Reaves vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Austin Reaves 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

Austin Reaves

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 3 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 2 Norm Van Lier 5

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Norm Van Lier 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Austin Reaves 0 Norm Van Lier 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 12.4 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.6 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 3.7 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 2,577 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 738 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Austin Reaves 775 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Austin Reaves 128 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 64 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 207 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .493 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .365 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .855 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 354 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 90 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Austin Reaves 91 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Austin Reaves 17 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 6 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 21 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .467 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .404 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .895 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.4 (2023) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 (2024) 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.