Dirk Nowitzki vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.