Norm Van Lier
- Seasons
- 1969-70 to 1978-79
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 173 lb
- Born
- Apr 1, 1947
- College
- Saint Francis University
- Draft
- 1969, round 3, pick 34
1All-League teams
3All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.0
- True shooting
- .476
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 12.0
- Win shares
- 47.9
- WS per 48
- .088
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 6.2
- Best season, WS
- 7.7
- Best season, BPM
- 0.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.02
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | CIN | 22 | 81 | 2,895 | 9.8 | .454 | .403 | – | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | .035 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | CIN | 23 | 82 | 3,324 | 16.2 | .494 | .420 | – | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | .086 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | 2+ teams | 24 | 79 | 2,415 | 16.0 | .507 | .439 | – | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | .152 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 25 | 80 | 2,882 | 15.7 | .481 | .445 | – | 2.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | .129 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 26 | 80 | 2,863 | 15.5 | .470 | .406 | – | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | .087 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | – | 94 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 27 | 70 | 2,590 | 15.5 | .477 | .420 | – | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .104 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | – | 94 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 28 | 76 | 3,026 | 13.0 | .424 | .366 | – | -0.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .051 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.8 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 29 | 82 | 3,097 | 13.4 | .485 | .412 | – | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | .085 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 30 | 78 | 2,524 | 11.7 | .495 | .419 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | .073 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 100 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 31 | 38 | 555 | 11.0 | .536 | .390 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .093 | -2.8 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 106 | 103 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.