Joe Colone vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Joe Colone 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

Joe Colone

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Colone 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Joe Colone 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Joe Colone 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Joe Colone 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Colone 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Joe Colone 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Colone 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 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 Joe Colone 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 83 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Joe Colone 9 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Joe Colone 15 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .310 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .684 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 5.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 17 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Joe Colone 3 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Joe Colone 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .233 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - 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.