Paul McPherson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Paul McPherson 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

Paul McPherson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Paul McPherson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson 262 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson 79 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Paul McPherson 38 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Paul McPherson 25 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Paul McPherson 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Paul McPherson 55 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson .505 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson .167 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson .724 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Paul McPherson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)