Yinka Dare vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Yinka Dare 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

Yinka Dare

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yinka Dare: 1994-95 to 1997-98
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Yinka Dare 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare 233 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare 281 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Yinka Dare 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Yinka Dare 12 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Yinka Dare 70 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Yinka Dare 110 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare .396 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare .570 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.8 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 3.1 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.7 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Yinka Dare 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)