Johnny Newman vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Johnny Newman 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

Johnny Newman

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Newman: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Newman 16 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Johnny Newman 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Newman 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 11.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 12,740 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 2,536 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Johnny Newman 1,688 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Johnny Newman 1,064 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 246 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Johnny Newman 1,159 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .461 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .336 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .810 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 16.9 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 3.3 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.7 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.3 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 10.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 421 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 81 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Johnny Newman 56 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Johnny Newman 35 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 8 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Johnny Newman 39 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .451 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .226 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .766 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 19.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.8 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.5 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)