Steve Kerr vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Kerr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Steve Kerr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Kerr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)