Dirk Nowitzki vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Johnny Payak 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 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Johnny Payak - n/a **

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.