John Johnson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Johnson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Johnson 869 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Johnson 275 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Johnson 73 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.