Chris Ford vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Chris Ford

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Ford 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Chris Ford 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Chris Ford 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Chris Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Chris Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Chris Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 9.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 1.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 7,314 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 2,394 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Chris Ford 2,719 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Chris Ford 1,152 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Chris Ford 192 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Chris Ford 794 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .460 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .375 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .731 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 15.4 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.7 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.6 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 434 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 168 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Chris Ford 151 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Chris Ford 52 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Chris Ford 15 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Chris Ford 58 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .440 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .244 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .688 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 13.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 6.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.4 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.