LaMelo Ball vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and LaMelo Ball 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)