Darius Garland vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darius Garland 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Darius Garland 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Darius Garland 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 103 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Darius Garland 25 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Darius Garland 8 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Darius Garland 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Darius Garland 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .438 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .387 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .840 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)