Joe Dumars vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Joe Dumars 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 Dumars

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Dumars 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Alex Groza 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.