John Butler vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Butler 11 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Butler 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Butler 19 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Butler 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)