Dante Exum vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dante Exum: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Exum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dante Exum 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dante Exum 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dante Exum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Exum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dante Exum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dante Exum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 6.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 1,991 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 623 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dante Exum 728 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dante Exum 135 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dante Exum 52 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dante Exum 320 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .435 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .343 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .765 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 8.7 (2025) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.8 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 3.1 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 126 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 37 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dante Exum 31 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dante Exum 9 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dante Exum 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dante Exum 38 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .420 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .333 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .792 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 5.1 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.4 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.3 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)