Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Norm Nixon 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Norm Nixon 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Norm Nixon 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Norm Nixon 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.