Dirk Nowitzki vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Ray 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 James Ray 228

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 James Ray 76

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 James Ray 39

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 James Ray 3

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 James Ray 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 James Ray 2

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) James Ray 1.0 (1982)