John Lucas vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Lucas 928 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Lucas 45 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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.