Phil Ford vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Phil Ford

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Ford: 1978-79 to 1984-85
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Phil Ford 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Phil Ford 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Ford 1 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Phil Ford 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 11.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 6.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 5,594 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 854 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Phil Ford 3,083 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Phil Ford 589 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Phil Ford 29 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Phil Ford 482 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .467 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .210 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .820 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.5 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.3 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.8 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.2 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 9.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 5.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 136 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 26 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Phil Ford 85 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Phil Ford 22 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Phil Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Phil Ford 15 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .365 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .600 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .717 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.3 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.