Ja Morant vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ja Morant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ja Morant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ja Morant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)