Dirk Nowitzki vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield 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.

Fred Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Fred Sheffield 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Sheffield 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Sheffield 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Fred Sheffield 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Fred Sheffield 0

* 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 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Fred Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Fred Sheffield 0.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Fred Sheffield 4

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Fred Sheffield .199

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Fred Sheffield -

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Fred Sheffield -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.