John Drew vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Drew: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Drew 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Drew 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Drew 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Drew 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Drew 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Drew 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Drew 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 20.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 6.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 15,291 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Drew 5,088 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Drew 1,224 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Drew 1,004 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Drew 193 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Drew 739 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .470 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Drew .175 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .748 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 24.2 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 10.7 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Drew 2.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.8 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 14.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Drew 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Drew 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 405 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Drew 140 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Drew 24 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Drew 21 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Drew 5 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Drew 29 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .431 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Drew - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .725 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 26.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 7.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.