Dirk Nowitzki vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Herm Schaefer 0

* 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.