Ryan Anderson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ryan Anderson 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

Ryan Anderson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ryan Anderson: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ryan Anderson 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ryan Anderson 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 12.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 8,001 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 3,413 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 586 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 332 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 217 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ryan Anderson 649 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .422 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .380 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .854 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 19.8 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 7.7 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 1.2 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.6 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 264 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 168 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 32 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 17 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 10 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ryan Anderson 46 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .363 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .325 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .917 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 10.8 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.2 (2017) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 2.3 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)