Howard Carter vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)