Rick Barry vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.