Dana Barros vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Dana Barros

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dana Barros: 1989-90 to 2003-04
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Dana Barros 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Dana Barros 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Dana Barros 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 10.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 8,901 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 1,609 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Dana Barros 2,837 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Dana Barros 740 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Dana Barros 46 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Dana Barros 850 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .460 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .411 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .858 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 20.6 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 7.5 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.8 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.3 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 132 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 23 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Dana Barros 26 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Dana Barros 12 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Dana Barros 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Dana Barros 31 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .510 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .436 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .750 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 7.7 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.3 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 1.7 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.0 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)