Johnny Baum vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** 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.