John Murphy vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Murphy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Murphy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Murphy 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 Murphy 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

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

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

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

Total Assists John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

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

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

Total Games John Murphy 20 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 Dirk Nowitzki .471

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

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

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

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

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

Assists Per Game John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

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

Total Assists John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki 360

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

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

Total Games John Murphy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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.