Dirk Nowitzki vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.