John McConathy vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John McConathy: 1951-52 to 1951-52
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John McConathy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John McConathy 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John McConathy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John McConathy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John McConathy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John McConathy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John McConathy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John McConathy 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 McConathy 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John McConathy 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John McConathy 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John McConathy 14 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John McConathy 20 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John McConathy 8 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

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

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

Total Games John McConathy 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John McConathy .138 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage John McConathy .429 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John McConathy 1.3 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John McConathy 1.8 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John McConathy 0.7 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki 360

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

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

Total Games John McConathy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John McConathy - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John McConathy - 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.