Dirk Nowitzki vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.