John Lambert vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lambert: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lambert 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Lambert 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Lambert 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Lambert 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lambert 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Lambert 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Lambert 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 1,688 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Lambert 1,493 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Lambert 248 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Lambert 153 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Lambert 172 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Lambert 446 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .428 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .083 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .693 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 5.4 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.8 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.8 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 68 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Lambert 60 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Lambert 11 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Lambert 8 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Lambert 6 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Lambert 28 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .400 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .800 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.3 (1976) 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.