Mike Novak vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Mike Novak 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

Mike Novak

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Novak 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Mike Novak 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Novak 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Novak 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.