Xavier McDaniel vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Xavier McDaniel 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

Xavier McDaniel

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)