Gail Goodrich vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gail Goodrich 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gail Goodrich 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (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.