Hal Lear vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Hal Lear 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

Hal Lear

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hal Lear: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Hal Lear 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Hal Lear 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Lear 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear 4 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Hal Lear 1 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Hal Lear 1 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Hal Lear 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear .333 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear 1.3 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Hal Lear 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - 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.