Tony Lavelli vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Lavelli 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

Tony Lavelli

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Lavelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tony Lavelli 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tony Lavelli 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tony Lavelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tony Lavelli 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tony Lavelli 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tony Lavelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 6.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 591 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 59 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 63 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tony Lavelli 86 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .367 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli .853 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tony Lavelli 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .200 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.