Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jayson Williams 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)