Sam Lacey vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.