Frank Gates vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Gates 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.