Michael Adams vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Adams 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

Michael Adams

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Adams: 1985-86 to 1995-96
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Michael Adams 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Michael Adams 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Michael Adams 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Michael Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Michael Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Adams 14.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Adams 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael Adams 6.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael Adams 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Adams 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Adams 9,621 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Michael Adams 1,900 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Michael Adams 4,209 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Michael Adams 1,081 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Michael Adams 67 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Michael Adams 653 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Adams .415 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Michael Adams .332 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Michael Adams .849 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Adams 26.5 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Adams 4.0 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Adams 10.5 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Adams 2.2 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Michael Adams 0.2 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Adams 12.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Adams 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Michael Adams 5.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Michael Adams 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Adams 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Adams 256 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Michael Adams 67 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Michael Adams 103 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Michael Adams 32 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Michael Adams 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Michael Adams 20 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Adams .370 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Michael Adams .327 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Michael Adams .850 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Adams 23.5 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Adams 8.5 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Adams 6.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Adams 2.3 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Michael Adams 0.2 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)