Yao Ming vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yao Ming 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Yao Ming 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Yao Ming 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)