John Brown vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Brown: 1973-74 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Brown 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Brown 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Brown 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 7.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 3,614 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Brown 2,126 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Brown 703 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Brown 250 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Brown 76 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Brown 486 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .453 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Brown - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Brown .783 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 11.2 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 5.9 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.8 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.7 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 10 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Brown 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Brown 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Brown 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Brown 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Brown 7 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .308 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Brown .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Brown 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.