Don Adams vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Don Adams 487 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Don Adams 22 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.