Rick Adelman vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.