Fred Foster vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.