Michael Finley vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Finley 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Michael Finley 15 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Michael Finley 10 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Michael Finley 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Finley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Michael Finley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Michael Finley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 15.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 17,306 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 4,804 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Michael Finley 3,245 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Michael Finley 996 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Michael Finley 323 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Michael Finley 1,103 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .444 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .375 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .811 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 22.6 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 5.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.6 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.5 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 11.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 1,525 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 456 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Michael Finley 229 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Michael Finley 100 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Michael Finley 32 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Michael Finley 129 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .418 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .388 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .866 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 24.6 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.5 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.6 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)