JaVale McGee vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JaVale McGee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP JaVale McGee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)