Dirk Nowitzki vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Garfield Smith 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Garfield Smith - 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.