Al Cervi vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Al Cervi 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

Al Cervi

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Cervi 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Al Cervi 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Al Cervi 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Al Cervi 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Cervi 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Al Cervi 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Al Cervi 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* 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 Al Cervi 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 1.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 1,591 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 261 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Al Cervi 648 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Al Cervi 202 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .359 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .839 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 10.2 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Cervi 8.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 216 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 43 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Al Cervi 106 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Al Cervi 27 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .314 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .866 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 11.1 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 5.4 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.