Archie Dees vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Archie Dees 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

Archie Dees

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Dees: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Dees 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Archie Dees 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Archie Dees 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Archie Dees 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Archie Dees 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Archie Dees 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Archie Dees 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Dees 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Dees 8.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Dees 1,548 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Archie Dees 907 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Archie Dees 132 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Archie Dees 190 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Dees .402 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Archie Dees .794 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Dees 9.7 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 5.4 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 0.8 (1959) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Dees 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Dees 11 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Archie Dees 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Archie Dees 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Archie Dees 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Dees .333 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Archie Dees 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Dees 5.5 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 2.0 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 1.0 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.