Dirk Nowitzki vs. Sam Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam 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.

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Sam Williams: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Sam Williams 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Sam Williams 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Sam Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Sam Williams 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Sam Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Sam Williams 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Sam Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Sam Williams 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Sam Williams 255

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Sam Williams 116

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Sam Williams 64

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Sam Williams 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Sam Williams .353

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Sam Williams .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Sam Williams 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Sam Williams 2.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Sam Williams 1.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Sam Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Sam Williams 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Sam Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Sam Williams 8

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Sam Williams 4

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Sam Williams 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Sam Williams 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Sam Williams .571

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Sam Williams .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Sam Williams 4.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Sam Williams 2.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Sam Williams 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Sam Williams - 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.