Bill Downey vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 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 Bill Downey 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.