Matt Bonner vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Matt Bonner 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

Matt Bonner

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bonner: 2004-05 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bonner 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Matt Bonner 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Matt Bonner 9 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Matt Bonner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Bonner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Matt Bonner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Matt Bonner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 4,632 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 2,371 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Matt Bonner 552 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Matt Bonner 285 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 213 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Matt Bonner 792 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .464 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .414 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .780 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 8.2 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 4.8 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 259 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 156 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Matt Bonner 35 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Matt Bonner 16 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 17 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Matt Bonner 94 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .402 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .355 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .811 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 6.3 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.2 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)