Dirk Nowitzki vs. Shelden Williams Comparison

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

Shelden Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Shelden Williams: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Shelden Williams 6

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Shelden Williams 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Shelden Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Shelden Williams 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Shelden Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Shelden Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Shelden Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Shelden Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Shelden Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Shelden Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Shelden Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Shelden Williams 1,618

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Shelden Williams 1,562

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Shelden Williams 163

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Shelden Williams 179

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Shelden Williams 164

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Shelden Williams 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Shelden Williams .462

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Shelden Williams .222

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Shelden Williams .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Shelden Williams 5.5 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Shelden Williams 6.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Shelden Williams 0.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Shelden Williams 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Shelden Williams 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Shelden Williams 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Shelden Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Shelden Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Shelden Williams 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Shelden Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Shelden Williams 13

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Shelden Williams 13

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Shelden Williams 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Shelden Williams 1

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Shelden Williams 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Shelden Williams 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Shelden Williams .444

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Shelden Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Shelden Williams .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Shelden Williams 0.1 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)