Dragan Bender vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)