Dirk Nowitzki vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)