John Battle vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Battle 273 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Battle 612 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Battle 80 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Battle 13 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Battle 55 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)