John Duren vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Duren 411 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Duren 104 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Duren 201 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Duren 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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