Dwight Anderson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dwight Anderson 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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)