Ben Coleman vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ben Coleman 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

Ben Coleman

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Coleman: 1986-87 to 1993-94
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ben Coleman 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ben Coleman 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 6.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 1,494 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 928 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ben Coleman 128 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ben Coleman 94 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 99 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ben Coleman 227 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .516 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman .759 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 8.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 5.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.9 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 14 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ben Coleman 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ben Coleman 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .750 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)