Gale Bishop vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gale Bishop 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* 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 Gale Bishop 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.