Dirk Nowitzki vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Russ Smith 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)