Jim Nolan vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jim Nolan 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

Jim Nolan

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Nolan: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.