M.L. Carr vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP M.L. Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.