John Kuester vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Kuester: 1977-78 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Kuester 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Kuester 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Kuester 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Kuester 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester 451 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Kuester 141 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Kuester 305 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Kuester 83 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Kuester 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Kuester 135 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester .427 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester .833 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Kuester 4.8 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Kuester 3.2 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Kuester 0.7 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Kuester 0.0 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Kuester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Kuester - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Kuester - 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.