Art Burris vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Art Burris

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Burris: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Burris 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Art Burris 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Art Burris 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Art Burris 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Art Burris 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Art Burris 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Art Burris 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Art Burris 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 Art Burris 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Art Burris 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Burris 187 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Art Burris 205 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Art Burris 54 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Art Burris 74 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Burris .260 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Art Burris .627 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Burris 2.7 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris 3.2 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Art Burris 0.8 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Art Burris 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Art Burris - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Art Burris - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Art Burris - 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.