Ed Nealy vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ed Nealy 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

Ed Nealy

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Nealy: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Nealy 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ed Nealy 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ed Nealy 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ed Nealy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ed Nealy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ed Nealy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ed Nealy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Nealy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Nealy 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ed Nealy 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ed Nealy 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ed Nealy 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ed Nealy 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Nealy 1,451 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ed Nealy 1,799 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ed Nealy 392 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ed Nealy 256 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ed Nealy 51 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ed Nealy 540 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Nealy .498 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ed Nealy .292 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ed Nealy .684 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Nealy 4.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Nealy 5.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ed Nealy 1.4 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ed Nealy 0.8 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ed Nealy 0.2 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Nealy 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ed Nealy 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ed Nealy 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ed Nealy 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ed Nealy 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Nealy 84 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ed Nealy 91 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ed Nealy 15 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ed Nealy 14 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ed Nealy 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ed Nealy 33 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Nealy .441 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ed Nealy .333 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ed Nealy .704 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Nealy 3.1 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Nealy 3.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ed Nealy 2.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ed Nealy 0.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ed Nealy 0.1 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)