James Donaldson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)