Fred Carter vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Fred Carter

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Fred Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.