Pete Cross vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Pete Cross 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

Pete Cross

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - 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.