Rick Carlisle vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)