Luka Doncic vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luka Doncic 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Luka Doncic 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,062 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 307 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Luka Doncic 264 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Luka Doncic 48 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 17 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Luka Doncic 33 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .465 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .348 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .710 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)