Ariel Maughan vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ariel Maughan 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

Ariel Maughan

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ariel Maughan: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ariel Maughan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ariel Maughan 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ariel Maughan 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ariel Maughan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ariel Maughan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ariel Maughan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ariel Maughan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ariel Maughan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan 4.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ariel Maughan 2,043 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ariel Maughan 141 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ariel Maughan 311 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ariel Maughan 259 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ariel Maughan .280 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ariel Maughan .712 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 10.8 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan 4.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.8 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 9.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ariel Maughan 82 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ariel Maughan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ariel Maughan 4 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ariel Maughan 9 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ariel Maughan .250 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ariel Maughan .692 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 11.4 (1948) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.