Cleveland Buckner vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.