Shane Battier vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Shane Battier

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shane Battier 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Shane Battier 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)