Negele Knight vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)