Johnny Bach vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Johnny Bach 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

Johnny Bach

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Bach: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Bach 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Bach 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Johnny Bach 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach 119 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Johnny Bach 25 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Johnny Bach 34 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach .286 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach .680 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Johnny Bach 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.