Arnie Ferrin vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Arnie Ferrin 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

Arnie Ferrin

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arnie Ferrin: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arnie Ferrin 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Arnie Ferrin 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Arnie Ferrin 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Arnie Ferrin 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Arnie Ferrin 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Arnie Ferrin 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Arnie Ferrin 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Ferrin 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Ferrin 1,037 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Arnie Ferrin 271 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Arnie Ferrin 278 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Arnie Ferrin 178 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Ferrin .332 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Ferrin .686 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 7.3 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 1.6 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Ferrin 205 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Arnie Ferrin 33 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Arnie Ferrin 67 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Arnie Ferrin 29 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Ferrin .338 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Ferrin .685 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Ferrin 8.2 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Ferrin 4.7 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Arnie Ferrin 2.5 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Arnie Ferrin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.