Joe Fulks vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

* 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 Joe Fulks 16.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - 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.