Rich Manning vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rich Manning 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

Rich Manning

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Manning: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rich Manning 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rich Manning 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 182 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 94 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rich Manning 10 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rich Manning 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rich Manning 8 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rich Manning 55 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .415 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning .400 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .643 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.7 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.9 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 9 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rich Manning 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rich Manning 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rich Manning 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rich Manning 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .222 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)