Dirk Nowitzki vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Darnell Valentine 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)