Gene James vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Gene James

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gene James 95 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gene James 88 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gene James 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gene James 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.