Bill Bridges vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bill Bridges 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Dirk Nowitzki 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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