George Kaftan vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

George Kaftan

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Kaftan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons George Kaftan 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played George Kaftan 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games George Kaftan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Kaftan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP George Kaftan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team George Kaftan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 7.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 1,594 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 424 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists George Kaftan 399 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games George Kaftan 212 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .370 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .650 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 14.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 2.9 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 93 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 36 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists George Kaftan 24 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games George Kaftan 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .381 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .644 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 6.2 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.