Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)