John Barber vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Barber 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Barber 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Barber 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** 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.