Gar Heard vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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.