Sid Catlett vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Sid Catlett

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sid Catlett: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sid Catlett 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sid Catlett 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sid Catlett 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sid Catlett 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sid Catlett 6 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sid Catlett 4 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sid Catlett 1 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sid Catlett 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sid Catlett .222 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sid Catlett .222 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sid Catlett 0.7 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sid Catlett 0.4 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sid Catlett 0.1 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sid Catlett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sid Catlett - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sid Catlett - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.