Dirk Nowitzki vs. Buddy O'Grady Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buddy O'Grady and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Buddy O'Grady

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Buddy O'Grady: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Buddy O'Grady 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Buddy O'Grady 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Buddy O'Grady 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Buddy O'Grady 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Buddy O'Grady 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Buddy O'Grady 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Buddy O'Grady 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Buddy O'Grady 0

* 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 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Buddy O'Grady 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Buddy O'Grady 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Buddy O'Grady 537

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Buddy O'Grady 97

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Buddy O'Grady 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Buddy O'Grady .265

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Buddy O'Grady .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Buddy O'Grady 4.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Buddy O'Grady 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Buddy O'Grady 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Buddy O'Grady 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Buddy O'Grady 34

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Buddy O'Grady 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Buddy O'Grady 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Buddy O'Grady .245

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Buddy O'Grady 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Buddy O'Grady 3.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Buddy O'Grady 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Buddy O'Grady - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.