Michael McDonald vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael McDonald: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Michael McDonald 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald 1 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Michael McDonald 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Michael McDonald 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)