John Block vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Block: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Block 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Block 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Block 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Block 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Block 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Block 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Block 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Block 11.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Block 6.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Block 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 7,106 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Block 3,965 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Block 805 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Block 111 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Block 67 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Block 597 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .433 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage John Block .778 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 20.2 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 11.0 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Block 1.8 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.6 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Block 6.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Block 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Block 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 130 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Block 75 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Block 9 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Block 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Block 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Block 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .446 Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John Block .769 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 12.4 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 5.0 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Block 0.6 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.