John Gianelli vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Gianelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.