Yi Jianlian vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Yi Jianlian 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

Yi Jianlian

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yi Jianlian: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Yi Jianlian 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Yi Jianlian 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 4.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2,148 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 1,339 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 192 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 136 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 184 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Yi Jianlian 272 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .404 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .780 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 12.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.2 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2009) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2010) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Yi Jianlian 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)