Dirk Nowitzki vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fatty Taylor 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.