Cliff Meely vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Cliff Meely 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

Cliff Meely

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Meely 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 8.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 5.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely 2,658 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely 1,703 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cliff Meely 398 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cliff Meely 88 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cliff Meely 106 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cliff Meely 318 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely .417 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely .675 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cliff Meely 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.