Mel Counts vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.