Ben Goldfaden vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ben Goldfaden 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

Ben Goldfaden

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Goldfaden: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ben Goldfaden 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Goldfaden 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ben Goldfaden 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 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 Ben Goldfaden 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden 2 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden .000 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden .500 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.