Richard Anderson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)