Jamal Cain vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jamal Cain 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

Jamal Cain

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Cain: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jamal Cain 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain 195 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain 89 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jamal Cain 22 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jamal Cain 21 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jamal Cain 6 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jamal Cain 44 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain .490 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain .353 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain .778 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 5.4 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.9 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.7 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.2 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jamal Cain 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)