Dirk Nowitzki vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Mickey Rottner 0

* 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.