John Arthurs vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and John Arthurs 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

John Arthurs

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Arthurs: 1969-70 to 1969-70
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Arthurs 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Arthurs 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Arthurs 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Arthurs 35 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Arthurs 14 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Arthurs 17 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Arthurs 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Arthurs .343 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Arthurs .733 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Arthurs 3.2 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs 1.3 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Arthurs 1.5 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Arthurs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Arthurs - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - 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.