Stan Love vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Stan Love

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Stan Love 227 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Stan Love 7 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.