John Chaney vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Chaney: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Chaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Chaney 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Chaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Chaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Chaney 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Chaney 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Chaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Chaney 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Chaney 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Chaney 70 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Chaney 20 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

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

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

Total Games John Chaney 16 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Chaney .291 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage John Chaney .690 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Chaney 4.4 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Chaney 1.3 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki 360

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

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

Total Games John Chaney 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John Chaney - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game John Chaney - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Chaney - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.