Dirk Nowitzki vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)