Jake Ford vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jake Ford 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

Jake Ford

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Ford: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jake Ford 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford 126 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jake Ford 20 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jake Ford 35 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jake Ford 31 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford .462 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford .764 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford 6.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jake Ford 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - 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.