Pat Cummings vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Cummings 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

Pat Cummings

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Cummings: 1979-80 to 1990-91
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Pat Cummings 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Pat Cummings 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 9.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 6,529 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 3,825 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Pat Cummings 807 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Pat Cummings 360 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 171 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Pat Cummings 683 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .497 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .737 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 15.8 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 9.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 2.0 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.9 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 160 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 112 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Pat Cummings 22 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Pat Cummings 6 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 4 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Pat Cummings 30 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .421 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .839 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 10.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 7.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.5 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)