Ron Carter vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) 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.