Dick Gibbs vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dick Gibbs 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

Dick Gibbs

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) * 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.