Al Hairston vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Al Hairston 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

Al Hairston

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Hairston: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Al Hairston 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Hairston 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Al Hairston 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Hairston 91 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Al Hairston 41 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Al Hairston 44 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Al Hairston 42 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Hairston .336 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Al Hairston .600 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Hairston 2.3 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston 1.7 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Hairston 2.0 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Al Hairston 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Hairston - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.