Dirk Nowitzki vs. Steve Smith Comparison

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

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Steve Smith 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Steve Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)