Tim Bassett vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.