Ronnie Lester vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)