Matt Harpring vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)