Doug McDermott vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Doug McDermott 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

Doug McDermott

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug McDermott: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Doug McDermott 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Doug McDermott 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug McDermott 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 8.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug McDermott 5,851 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Doug McDermott 1,434 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Doug McDermott 657 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Doug McDermott 142 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Doug McDermott 61 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Doug McDermott 655 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug McDermott .471 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Doug McDermott .410 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Doug McDermott .806 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 13.6 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 3.3 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.4 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.2 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug McDermott 52 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Doug McDermott 16 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Doug McDermott 7 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Doug McDermott 2 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Doug McDermott 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Doug McDermott 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug McDermott .353 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Doug McDermott .324 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Doug McDermott .667 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 5.0 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 1.7 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.3 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)