Bernard James vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bernard James 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

Bernard James

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bernard James 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bernard James 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 203 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bernard James 212 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bernard James 13 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bernard James 17 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bernard James 61 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bernard James 92 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James .497 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bernard James .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James .680 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2013) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.9 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bernard James 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bernard James 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bernard James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bernard James 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bernard James - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)