Rick Brunson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)