Shandon Anderson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Shandon Anderson: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shandon Anderson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Shandon Anderson 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Shandon Anderson 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Shandon Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shandon Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Shandon Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Shandon Anderson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 7.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 5,327 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 2,252 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 1,007 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 556 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 180 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Shandon Anderson 719 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .457 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .316 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .739 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 12.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.7 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.9 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.2 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 359 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 192 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 68 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 31 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 7 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Shandon Anderson 74 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .446 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .354 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .697 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 9.5 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.7 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.8 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)