RJ Barrett vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and RJ Barrett 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,634 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,239 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,344 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals RJ Barrett 273 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 111 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games RJ Barrett 405 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .443 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .347 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .698 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)