Sam Mitchell vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sam Mitchell 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

Sam Mitchell

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Mitchell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)