Stephen Howard vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Stephen Howard

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Howard 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Stephen Howard 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 336 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 173 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Stephen Howard 25 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Stephen Howard 38 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 28 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Stephen Howard 120 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .481 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .631 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 23 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Stephen Howard 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Stephen Howard 15 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .353 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .733 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)