Sterling Brown vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)