Gilbert Arenas vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)