Earl Monroe vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Monroe 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Earl Monroe 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.