Scott May vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Scott May 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

Scott May

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Scott May 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Scott May 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 10.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Scott May 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 3,690 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Scott May 1,450 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Scott May 610 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Scott May 285 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Scott May 44 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Scott May 355 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .462 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Scott May .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .811 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 14.6 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 6.1 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.1 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.1 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.2 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 7.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 49 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Scott May 25 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Scott May 13 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Scott May 10 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Scott May 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Scott May 7 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .304 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Scott May - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .724 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 10.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.5 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Scott May 2.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.7 (1977) 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.