Butch Carter vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Butch Carter

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)