Keith Erickson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Erickson 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Keith Erickson 12 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Keith Erickson 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Keith Erickson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Erickson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Keith Erickson 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Keith Erickson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 9.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 7,251 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 3,449 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Keith Erickson 1,991 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Keith Erickson 222 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 45 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Keith Erickson 766 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .435 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .769 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 10.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 872 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 386 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Keith Erickson 216 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Keith Erickson 11 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Keith Erickson 87 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .452 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .762 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.