Ben McDonald vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)