Gary Forbes vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)