Dirk Nowitzki vs. Nick Shaback Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Shaback 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.

Nick Shaback

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Nick Shaback 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Nick Shaback 1

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Nick Shaback 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Nick Shaback 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Nick Shaback 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Nick Shaback 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Nick Shaback 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Nick Shaback 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 Nick Shaback 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Nick Shaback 0.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Nick Shaback 242

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Nick Shaback 29

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Nick Shaback 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Nick Shaback .265

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Nick Shaback .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Nick Shaback - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Nick Shaback 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Nick Shaback 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Nick Shaback 15

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Nick Shaback 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Nick Shaback 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Nick Shaback .273

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Nick Shaback .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Nick Shaback - 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.