Pau Gasol vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pau Gasol 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Pau Gasol 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Pau Gasol 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)