Joe Kleine vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kleine 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Joe Kleine 15 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Joe Kleine 10 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Joe Kleine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Kleine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Joe Kleine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Kleine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 4.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 4.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 4,666 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 3,991 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Joe Kleine 622 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Joe Kleine 261 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 285 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Joe Kleine 965 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .453 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .271 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .794 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 192 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 133 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Joe Kleine 18 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Joe Kleine 11 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 15 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Joe Kleine 50 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .515 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .200 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .793 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)