Bob Christian vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bob Christian 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

Bob Christian

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Christian: 1970-71 to 1973-74
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bob Christian 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bob Christian 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 942 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 1,002 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bob Christian 203 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bob Christian 19 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bob Christian 32 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bob Christian 246 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .486 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bob Christian - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian .704 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 4.8 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 5.5 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 7 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bob Christian 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bob Christian 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bob Christian 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bob Christian 6 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .375 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bob Christian - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * 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.