Michael Cage vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Cage 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

Michael Cage

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cage: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cage 15 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Michael Cage 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rebounds Leader Michael Cage 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 7.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 8,278 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 8,646 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Michael Cage 1,057 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Michael Cage 1,050 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Michael Cage 725 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Michael Cage 1,140 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .515 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .664 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 15.7 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 13.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 1.6 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 1.3 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.0 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 4.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 5.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 261 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 302 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Michael Cage 30 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Michael Cage 37 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Michael Cage 34 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Michael Cage 53 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .523 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .493 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.1 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 9.3 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.8 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.7 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)