Dirk Nowitzki vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)