Bud Grant vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Grant 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bud Grant 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.