Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jim Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ware 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.

Jim Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Ware 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Ware 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Jim Ware 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Jim Ware 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Jim Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Jim Ware 0.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Jim Ware 13

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Jim Ware .284

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Jim Ware - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Jim Ware 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Jim Ware 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Jim Ware .385

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Jim Ware - 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.