Shawn Bradley vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Shawn Bradley

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Shawn Bradley 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Shawn Bradley 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Blocks Leader Shawn Bradley 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 6,752 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 5,268 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 573 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 532 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 2,119 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Shawn Bradley 832 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .457 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .103 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .716 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 128 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 147 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 10 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 7 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 47 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Shawn Bradley 43 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .478 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .741 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)