Tommy Byrnes vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.