Howie McCarty vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Howie McCarty

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie McCarty: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie McCarty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Howie McCarty 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Howie McCarty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Howie McCarty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Howie McCarty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 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 Howie McCarty 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty 21 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Howie McCarty 2 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Howie McCarty 19 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty .122 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty .100 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Howie McCarty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.