Rod Foster vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rod Foster 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
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)