George Mearns vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and George Mearns 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

George Mearns

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mearns: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons George Mearns 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played George Mearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games George Mearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Mearns 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP George Mearns 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team George Mearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mearns 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 George Mearns 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns 443 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists George Mearns 45 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games George Mearns 81 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns .255 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns .684 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns 6.7 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games George Mearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - 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.