Tom Boerwinkle vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tom Boerwinkle 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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * 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.