Sundiata Gaines vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sundiata Gaines 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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)