Bill Cartwright vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)