Dirk Nowitzki vs. David Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Rivers 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.

David Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 David Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 David Rivers 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 David Rivers 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 David Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 David Rivers 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 David Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 David Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 David Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 David Rivers 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 David Rivers 1.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 David Rivers 2.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 David Rivers 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 David Rivers 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 David Rivers 383

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 David Rivers 147

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 David Rivers 282

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 David Rivers 61

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 David Rivers 10

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 David Rivers 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 David Rivers .398

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 David Rivers .083

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 David Rivers .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) David Rivers 4.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) David Rivers 1.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) David Rivers 3.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) David Rivers 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) David Rivers 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 David Rivers 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 David Rivers 0.7

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 David Rivers 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 David Rivers 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 David Rivers 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 David Rivers 15

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 David Rivers 4

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 David Rivers 6

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 David Rivers 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 David Rivers 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 David Rivers 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 David Rivers .333

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 David Rivers .000

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 David Rivers .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) David Rivers 2.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) David Rivers 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) David Rivers 1.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)