Austin Carr vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Austin Carr

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.