James Bailey vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and James Bailey 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

James Bailey

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games James Bailey 595 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games James Bailey 14 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)