Dirk Nowitzki vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Red Owens 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.