Dante Cunningham vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dante Cunningham 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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)