Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)