David Burns vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists David Burns 15 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals David Burns 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games David Burns 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games David Burns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)