Jose Calderon vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jose Calderon 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

Jose Calderon

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jose Calderon: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jose Calderon 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jose Calderon 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jose Calderon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 8.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jose Calderon 7,921 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jose Calderon 2,148 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jose Calderon 5,148 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jose Calderon 716 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jose Calderon 71 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jose Calderon 895 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jose Calderon .472 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jose Calderon .407 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jose Calderon .873 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 12.8 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 3.2 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 8.9 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 1.2 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.1 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 6.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jose Calderon 259 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jose Calderon 56 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jose Calderon 125 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jose Calderon 15 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jose Calderon 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jose Calderon 40 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jose Calderon .459 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jose Calderon .372 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jose Calderon .929 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 13.0 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 3.6 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 7.0 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.8 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.2 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)