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Norm Van Lier

Norman Allen Van Lier III (Norm, Stormin' Norman)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 173 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1947 in East Liverpool, Ohio
Died: February 26, 2009
High School: Midland in Midland, Pennsylvania
College: Saint Francis University

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 3rd round (5th pick, 34th overall) of the 1969 NBA draft.

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Game Logs and Splits

Game Logs1969-70
Splits1969-70

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 CIN NBA 81 2895 302 749 .403 166 224 .741 409 500 329 770
1970-71 23 CIN NBA 82 3324 478 1138 .420 359 440 .816 583 832 343 1315
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 79 2415 334 761 .439 237 300 .790 357 542 239 905
1971-72 24 CIN NBA 10 275 28 90 .311 17 22 .773 58 51 32 73
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 69 2140 306 671 .456 220 278 .791 299 491 207 832
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 80 2882 474 1064 .445 166 211 .787 438 567 269 1114
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 80 2863 427 1051 .406 288 370 .778 114 263 377 548 162 7 282 1142
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 70 2590 407 970 .420 236 298 .792 86 242 328 403 139 14 246 1050
1975-76 28 CHI NBA 76 3026 361 987 .366 235 319 .737 138 272 410 500 150 26 298 957
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 82 3097 300 729 .412 238 306 .778 108 262 370 636 129 16 268 838
1977-78 30 CHI NBA 78 2524 200 477 .419 172 229 .751 86 198 284 531 144 5 200 279 572
1978-79 31 MIL NBA 38 555 30 77 .390 47 52 .904 8 32 40 158 43 3 49 108 107
Career NBA 746 26171 3313 8003 .414 2144 2749 .780 540 1269 3596 5217 767 71 249 2661 8770

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 CIN NBA 81 35.7 3.7 9.2 .403 2.0 2.8 .741 5.0 6.2 4.1 9.5
1970-71 23 CIN NBA 82 40.5 5.8 13.9 .420 4.4 5.4 .816 7.1 10.1 4.2 16.0
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 79 30.6 4.2 9.6 .439 3.0 3.8 .790 4.5 6.9 3.0 11.5
1971-72 24 CIN NBA 10 27.5 2.8 9.0 .311 1.7 2.2 .773 5.8 5.1 3.2 7.3
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 69 31.0 4.4 9.7 .456 3.2 4.0 .791 4.3 7.1 3.0 12.1
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 80 36.0 5.9 13.3 .445 2.1 2.6 .787 5.5 7.1 3.4 13.9
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 80 35.8 5.3 13.1 .406 3.6 4.6 .778 1.4 3.3 4.7 6.9 2.0 0.1 3.5 14.3
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 70 37.0 5.8 13.9 .420 3.4 4.3 .792 1.2 3.5 4.7 5.8 2.0 0.2 3.5 15.0
1975-76 28 CHI NBA 76 39.8 4.8 13.0 .366 3.1 4.2 .737 1.8 3.6 5.4 6.6 2.0 0.3 3.9 12.6
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 82 37.8 3.7 8.9 .412 2.9 3.7 .778 1.3 3.2 4.5 7.8 1.6 0.2 3.3 10.2
1977-78 30 CHI NBA 78 32.4 2.6 6.1 .419 2.2 2.9 .751 1.1 2.5 3.6 6.8 1.8 0.1 2.6 3.6 7.3
1978-79 31 MIL NBA 38 14.6 0.8 2.0 .390 1.2 1.4 .904 0.2 0.8 1.1 4.2 1.1 0.1 1.3 2.8 2.8
Career NBA 746 35.1 4.4 10.7 .414 2.9 3.7 .780 1.3 3.0 4.8 7.0 1.8 0.2 2.1 3.6 11.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 CIN NBA 81 2895 3.8 9.3 .403 2.1 2.8 .741 5.1 6.2 4.1 9.6
1970-71 23 CIN NBA 82 3324 5.2 12.3 .420 3.9 4.8 .816 6.3 9.0 3.7 14.2
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 79 2415 5.0 11.3 .439 3.5 4.5 .790 5.3 8.1 3.6 13.5
1971-72 24 CIN NBA 10 275 3.7 11.8 .311 2.2 2.9 .773 7.6 6.7 4.2 9.6
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 69 2140 5.1 11.3 .456 3.7 4.7 .791 5.0 8.3 3.5 14.0
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 80 2882 5.9 13.3 .445 2.1 2.6 .787 5.5 7.1 3.4 13.9
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 80 2863 5.4 13.2 .406 3.6 4.7 .778 1.4 3.3 4.7 6.9 2.0 0.1 3.5 14.4
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 70 2590 5.7 13.5 .420 3.3 4.1 .792 1.2 3.4 4.6 5.6 1.9 0.2 3.4 14.6
1975-76 28 CHI NBA 76 3026 4.3 11.7 .366 2.8 3.8 .737 1.6 3.2 4.9 5.9 1.8 0.3 3.5 11.4
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 82 3097 3.5 8.5 .412 2.8 3.6 .778 1.3 3.0 4.3 7.4 1.5 0.2 3.1 9.7
1977-78 30 CHI NBA 78 2524 2.9 6.8 .419 2.5 3.3 .751 1.2 2.8 4.1 7.6 2.1 0.1 2.9 4.0 8.2
1978-79 31 MIL NBA 38 555 1.9 5.0 .390 3.0 3.4 .904 0.5 2.1 2.6 10.2 2.8 0.2 3.2 7.0 6.9
Career NBA 746 26171 4.6 11.0 .414 2.9 3.8 .780 1.3 3.1 4.9 7.2 1.9 0.2 2.9 3.7 12.1

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1969-70 22 CIN NBA 81 2895 9.8 .454 .403 20.5
1970-71 23 CIN NBA 82 3324 16.2 .494 .420 7.9 30.7
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 79 2415 16.0 .507 .439 7.1 29.8
1971-72 24 CIN NBA 10 275 9.9 .366 .311 10.5 24.1
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 69 2140 16.8 .524 .456 6.7 30.5
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 80 2882 15.7 .481 .445 7.6 27.6
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 80 2863 15.5 .470 .406 4.1 9.7 6.8 28.0 2.6 0.1 94 0.7 4.3 5.0
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 70 2590 15.5 .477 .420 3.5 9.8 6.7 24.3 2.6 0.3 94 1.6 3.6 5.3
1975-76 28 CHI NBA 76 3026 13.0 .424 .366 4.3 9.7 6.8 24.8 2.4 0.5 98 -0.2 3.2 3.0
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 82 3097 13.4 .485 .412 3.6 8.9 6.2 28.4 2.0 0.3 99 1.7 3.4 5.1
1977-78 30 CHI NBA 78 2524 11.7 .495 .419 3.7 8.5 6.1 27.6 2.7 0.1 25.7 12.4 100 103 1.7 1.9 3.6
1978-79 31 MIL NBA 38 555 11.0 .536 .390 1.6 6.4 4.0 30.7 3.5 0.3 32.9 10.4 106 103 0.5 0.6 1.1
Career NBA 746 26171 14.0 .476 .414 3.8 9.2 6.9 27.0 2.5 0.3 26.9 12.1 101 98 6.1 17.0 23.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 4 144 22 53 12 14 25 33 15 56 .415 .857 36.0 14.0 6.3 8.3
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 7 258 45 129 11 15 37 36 32 101 .349 .733 36.9 14.4 5.3 5.1
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 11 466 61 144 39 47 11 47 75 17 3 41 161 .424 .830 42.4 14.6 4.3 6.8
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 13 547 67 164 62 83 18 67 61 20 5 52 196 .409 .747 42.1 15.1 5.2 4.7
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 3 134 3 19 10 12 5 15 29 10 1 14 16 .158 .833 44.7 5.3 5.0 9.7
Career NBA 38 1549 198 509 134 171 34 191 234 47 9 154 530 .389 .784 40.8 13.9 5.0 6.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1971-72 24 CHI NBA 4 144 16.6 .473 .415 8.3 31.7
1972-73 25 CHI NBA 7 258 10.3 .372 .349 6.4 21.3
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 11 466 14.8 .489 .424 2.2 9.2 5.3 24.6 1.8 0.4 105 0.5 0.0 0.5
1974-75 27 CHI NBA 13 547 13.6 .489 .409 3.4 9.4 6.4 17.5 1.8 0.5 95 0.3 0.7 1.0
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 3 134 10.1 .329 .158 4.2 9.8 6.8 30.3 3.5 0.4 98 -0.3 0.2 -0.2
Career NBA 38 1549 13.4 .454 .389 3.0 9.4 6.3 22.7 2.0 0.4 100 0.4 0.9 1.3

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 26 CHI NBA 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
1975-76 28 CHI NBA 1 14 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 1 1 0 1 1 2 3
1976-77 29 CHI NBA 1 14 1 3 .333 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
Career NBA 3 37 2 7 .286 1 2 .500 2 3 3 2 1 5 5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1974 NBA
1976 NBA
1977 NBA

Honors

1970-71 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1972-73 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1973-74 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1973-74 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1977-78 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)

MVP Award Shares

1973-74 NBA 0.006 (9)
1974-75 NBA 0.009 (11)
1975-76 NBA 0.001 (24)
1976-77 NBA 0.004 (11)
Career 0.020 (133)

Games

1970-71 NBA 82 (2)
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)

Minutes Played

1970-71 NBA 3324 (7)
1976-77 NBA 3097 (5)

Assists

1969-70 NBA 500 (10)
1970-71 NBA 832 (1)
 1971-72 NBA 542 (6)
1972-73 NBA 567 (5)
1973-74 NBA 548 (5)
1975-76 NBA 500 (4)
1976-77 NBA 636 (2)
1977-78 NBA 531 (5)
Career NBA 5217 (44)
Career 5217 (44)

Steals

1973-74 NBA 162 (6)

Personal Fouls

1969-70 NBA 329 (3)
1970-71 NBA 343 (3)
1975-76 NBA 298 (7)

Minutes Per Game

1970-71 NBA 40.5 (9)
1975-76 NBA 39.8 (5)
1976-77 NBA 37.8 (8)
Career NBA 35.1 (84)
Career 35.1 (90)

Assists Per Game

1969-70 NBA 6.2 (9)
1970-71 NBA 10.1 (1)
 1971-72 NBA 6.9 (6)
1972-73 NBA 7.1 (5)
1973-74 NBA 6.8 (6)
1974-75 NBA 5.8 (10)
1975-76 NBA 6.6 (4)
1976-77 NBA 7.8 (3)
1977-78 NBA 6.8 (5)
Career NBA 7.0 (25)
Career 7.0 (25)

Steals Per Game

1973-74 NBA 2.0 (7)
1974-75 NBA 2.0 (9)
1975-76 NBA 2.0 (8)

Assist Pct

1970-71 NBA 30.7 (3)
1971-72 NBA 29.8 (4)
1972-73 NBA 27.6 (5)
1973-74 NBA 28.0 (5)
1975-76 NBA 24.8 (5)
1976-77 NBA 28.4 (7)
1977-78 NBA 27.6 (6)
Career NBA 27.0 (81)
Career 27.0 (82)

Steal Pct

1973-74 NBA 2.6 (10)

Defensive Rating

Career NBA 97.7 (18)
Career 97.7 (18)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.027 (201)
  

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