Thomas Gardner vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)