Dirk Nowitzki vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)