Lloyd Neal vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Lloyd Neal 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

Lloyd Neal

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lloyd Neal: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lloyd Neal 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Lloyd Neal 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Lloyd Neal 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Lloyd Neal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lloyd Neal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Lloyd Neal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Lloyd Neal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lloyd Neal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 11.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 7.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 4,846 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 3,370 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 632 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 178 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 324 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Lloyd Neal 435 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .485 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .672 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 15.5 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 11.8 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.8 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.8 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.6 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 92 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 81 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 19 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 12 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Lloyd Neal 22 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .440 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .667 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 5.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 (1977) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.3 (1978) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.