Cheese Johnson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)