Mel McCants vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Mel McCants 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

Mel McCants

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)