Wes Matthews vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wes Matthews 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Wes Matthews 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Wes Matthews 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)