Dave Minor vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dave Minor 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

Dave Minor

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Minor: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Minor 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dave Minor 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dave Minor 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dave Minor 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Minor 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dave Minor 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dave Minor 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Minor 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 Dave Minor 7.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dave Minor 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Minor 877 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dave Minor 527 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dave Minor 288 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dave Minor 116 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Minor .360 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dave Minor .754 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Minor 8.3 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor 4.8 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Minor 2.8 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dave Minor 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Minor - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - 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.