Dirk Nowitzki vs. Fred Taylor Comparison

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

Fred Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Fred Taylor: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Fred Taylor 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Fred Taylor 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Fred Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Taylor 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Fred Taylor 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Fred Taylor 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Fred Taylor 1.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Fred Taylor 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Fred Taylor 385

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Fred Taylor 140

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Fred Taylor 69

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

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

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Fred Taylor 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Fred Taylor .364

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

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Fred Taylor .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Fred Taylor 5.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Fred Taylor 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Fred Taylor 0.9 (1971)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Fred Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Fred Taylor -

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Fred Taylor -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Fred Taylor -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Fred Taylor -

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Fred Taylor -

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

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

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Fred Taylor 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Fred Taylor -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Fred Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Fred Taylor -

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Fred Taylor - 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.