Brian Cardinal vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Brian Cardinal

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)