Rusty LaRue vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)