Bob Nash vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bob Nash 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bob Nash 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 1,036 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 483 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bob Nash 147 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bob Nash 59 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bob Nash 43 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bob Nash 219 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .435 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .730 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 6.4 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.6 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.9 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 24 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bob Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bob Nash 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bob Nash 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bob Nash 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .296 Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .800 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) * 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.