Cliff Barker vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 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 Cliff Barker 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - 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.