Calbert Cheaney vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Calbert Cheaney 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

Calbert Cheaney

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Calbert Cheaney: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Calbert Cheaney 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Calbert Cheaney 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Calbert Cheaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 9.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 7,826 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 2,610 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 1,398 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 659 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 198 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 825 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .466 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .298 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .691 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 16.6 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 4.1 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.2 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 8.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 67 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 18 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 12 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 5 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 3 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 8 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .418 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .688 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 15.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.7 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.6 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.7 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)