Gene Banks vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)