Mike Niles vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Mike Niles 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

Mike Niles

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Niles: 1980-81 to 1980-81
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Mike Niles 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Mike Niles 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 115 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 58 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Mike Niles 15 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Mike Niles 8 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Mike Niles 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Mike Niles 44 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .348 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles .500 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles .459 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Mike Niles 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Mike Niles 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Mike Niles 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)