Steve Alford vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)