Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jerry Rullo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Rullo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Jerry Rullo: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jerry Rullo 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Jerry Rullo 4

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Jerry Rullo 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Jerry Rullo 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jerry Rullo 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jerry Rullo 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Jerry Rullo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Jerry Rullo 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 Jerry Rullo 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Jerry Rullo 0.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Jerry Rullo 271

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Jerry Rullo 70

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Jerry Rullo 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Jerry Rullo .292

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Jerry Rullo .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Jerry Rullo 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Jerry Rullo 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Jerry Rullo 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Jerry Rullo 0.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Jerry Rullo 13

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Jerry Rullo 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Jerry Rullo 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Jerry Rullo .238

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Jerry Rullo 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Jerry Rullo 3.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Jerry Rullo 0.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Jerry Rullo - 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.