Gaylon Nickerson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)