Walt Kirk vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Walt Kirk 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 7.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.