James Anderson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games James Anderson 247 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games James Anderson 10 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)