Jim McIlvaine vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jim McIlvaine 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

Jim McIlvaine

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McIlvaine: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jim McIlvaine 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jim McIlvaine 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim McIlvaine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McIlvaine 1,072 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jim McIlvaine 1,243 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jim McIlvaine 105 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jim McIlvaine 136 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jim McIlvaine 691 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jim McIlvaine 401 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McIlvaine .446 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jim McIlvaine .100 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jim McIlvaine .551 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 3.8 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 4.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.5 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.5 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.1 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McIlvaine 22 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jim McIlvaine 12 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jim McIlvaine 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jim McIlvaine 3 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jim McIlvaine 8 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jim McIlvaine 11 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McIlvaine .370 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jim McIlvaine .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jim McIlvaine .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.2 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.7 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.2 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)