George Johnson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1970-71 to 1973-74
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons George Johnson 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played George Johnson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 190 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds George Johnson 220 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists George Johnson 22 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals George Johnson 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks George Johnson 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games George Johnson 69 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .442 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .431 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 3.9 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 4.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game George Johnson - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Johnson - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 15 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds George Johnson 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists George Johnson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals George Johnson 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks George Johnson 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games George Johnson 11 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .538 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 1.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.2 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Johnson - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.