Matt Costello vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Matt Costello

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)