Darrall Imhoff vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Darrall Imhoff that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Darrall Imhoff:
1960-61 to 1971-72
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

Darrall Imhoff0
Dirk Nowitzki1
Darrall Imhoff12
Dirk Nowitzki21
Darrall Imhoff7
Dirk Nowitzki15
Darrall Imhoff1
Dirk Nowitzki14

Honors and Awards

Darrall Imhoff0
Dirk Nowitzki1
Darrall Imhoff0 *
Dirk Nowitzki1
Darrall Imhoff0
Dirk Nowitzki4
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Darrall Imhoff0
Dirk Nowitzki12
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Darrall Imhoff 7.2
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Darrall Imhoff 7.6
Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Darrall Imhoff 1.8
Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Darrall Imhoff 5,759
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Darrall Imhoff 6,099
Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Darrall Imhoff 1,405
Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Darrall Imhoff 801
Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Darrall Imhoff .458
Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage
Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage
Darrall Imhoff .594
Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Darrall Imhoff 13.6
(1970)
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
(2006)

Darrall Imhoff 13.3
(1967)
Dirk Nowitzki 9.9
(2002)

Darrall Imhoff 2.7
(1967)
Dirk Nowitzki 3.5
(2008)

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 1.4
(2003)

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 1.5
(2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Darrall Imhoff 6.6
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Darrall Imhoff 8.2
Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Darrall Imhoff 1.9
Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Darrall Imhoff 354
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Darrall Imhoff 442
Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Darrall Imhoff 101
Dirk Nowitzki 360

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 149

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 129

Darrall Imhoff 54
Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Darrall Imhoff .478
Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage
Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage
Darrall Imhoff .580
Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Darrall Imhoff 18.2
(1969)
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
(2002)

Darrall Imhoff 16.4
(1969)
Dirk Nowitzki 13.1
(2002)

Darrall Imhoff 2.4
(1969)
Dirk Nowitzki 4.0
(2008)

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 2.0
(2002)

Darrall Imhoff -
n/a **
Dirk Nowitzki 2.6
(2004)

Notes: ** 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.