Tim Duncan vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dirk Nowitzki 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Dirk Nowitzki 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dirk Nowitzki 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)