Cedric Ball vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Cedric Ball 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

Cedric Ball

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cedric Ball: 1990-91 to 1990-91
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cedric Ball 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Ball 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Ball 8 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cedric Ball 11 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cedric Ball 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cedric Ball 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Ball .375 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Ball 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Ball 1.1 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball 1.6 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball 0.3 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cedric Ball 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)