Steve Hayes vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Hayes 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

Steve Hayes

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)