George Karl vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

George Karl

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists George Karl 51 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals George Karl 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games George Karl 33 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games George Karl 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.