Festus Ezeli vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Festus Ezeli 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)