Al Jefferson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Jefferson: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Jefferson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Al Jefferson 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Al Jefferson 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Al Jefferson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Jefferson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Al Jefferson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Al Jefferson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Jefferson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 15.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 8.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 14,343 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 7,690 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Al Jefferson 1,347 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Al Jefferson 628 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 1,093 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Al Jefferson 915 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .499 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .121 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .711 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 23.1 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 11.1 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.2 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.9 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 12.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 265 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 150 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Al Jefferson 22 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Al Jefferson 14 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 19 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Al Jefferson 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .494 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .676 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 18.7 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 9.3 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.5 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.3 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.7 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)