Herm Gilliam vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.