Dirk Nowitzki vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Arnie Risen 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.