William Avery vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and William Avery 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

William Avery

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Avery: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons William Avery 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played William Avery 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 379 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds William Avery 93 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists William Avery 199 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals William Avery 34 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks William Avery 6 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games William Avery 142 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .330 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage William Avery .255 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage William Avery .714 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 2.8 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.9 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.5 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.3 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 7 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds William Avery 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists William Avery 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals William Avery 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks William Avery 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games William Avery 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .500 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage William Avery .500 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage William Avery - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)