John Mengelt vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and John Mengelt 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

John Mengelt

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Mengelt 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 9.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.