Keith Appling vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Keith Appling

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Keith Appling 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling 6 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Keith Appling 1 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Keith Appling 1 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Keith Appling 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Keith Appling 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling .250 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 (2016) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Keith Appling 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)