Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)