James Edwards vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Edwards 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP James Edwards 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games James Edwards 111 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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