Earl Cureton vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)