Dirk Nowitzki vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herb Scherer 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Herb Scherer 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 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Herb Scherer - 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.