Clyde Lee vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Clyde Lee 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

Clyde Lee

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Clyde Lee 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Clyde Lee 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Clyde Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Clyde Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Clyde Lee 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Clyde Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 7.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 5,733 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 7,626 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Clyde Lee 788 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Clyde Lee 80 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 64 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Clyde Lee 742 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .432 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lee - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .614 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 360 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 519 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Clyde Lee 61 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Clyde Lee 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Clyde Lee 51 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .397 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lee - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .586 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.0 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.