Butch Lee vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.