Dirk Nowitzki vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Donald Royal 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Donald Royal 99

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Donald Royal 3

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)