Dirk Nowitzki vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Fred Schaus 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Fred Schaus .352

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Fred Schaus .339

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.