Bill Garnett vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)