Norm Nixon vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Norm Nixon 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

Norm Nixon

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Nixon 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Norm Nixon 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Norm Nixon 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Norm Nixon 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Nixon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Norm Nixon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Norm Nixon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 15.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 12,065 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 1,991 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Norm Nixon 6,386 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Norm Nixon 1,187 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 71 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Norm Nixon 768 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .483 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .294 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .772 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 1,027 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 195 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Norm Nixon 465 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Norm Nixon 89 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 8 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Norm Nixon 58 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .478 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .333 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .763 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.