Earl Gardner vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* 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 Earl Gardner 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.