Maury King vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Maury King

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maury King: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Maury King 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Maury King 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maury King 5.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King 226 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Maury King 106 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Maury King 144 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Maury King 38 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King .398 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Maury King .800 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King 10.0 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 4.0 (1960) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 (1963) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Maury King 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Maury King - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** 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.