David Lee vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP David Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals David Lee 625 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games David Lee 829 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists David Lee 43 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals David Lee 14 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games David Lee 43 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)