Matt Maloney vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Maloney: 1996-97 to 2002-03
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Maloney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Matt Maloney 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Matt Maloney 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Matt Maloney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Maloney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Matt Maloney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Matt Maloney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 7.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 2,177 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 500 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Matt Maloney 852 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Matt Maloney 240 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 14 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Matt Maloney 295 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .408 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .372 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .797 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 9.4 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 2.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.7 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 1.0 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 10.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 212 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 27 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Matt Maloney 68 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Matt Maloney 12 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 5 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Matt Maloney 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .388 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .375 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .733 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 11.2 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.6 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.6 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.4 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)