Tim Kempton vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Kempton 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

Tim Kempton

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Kempton: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tim Kempton 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tim Kempton 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Kempton 1,259 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tim Kempton 795 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tim Kempton 307 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tim Kempton 121 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tim Kempton 44 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tim Kempton 280 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Kempton .481 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tim Kempton .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tim Kempton .677 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 6.1 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 3.8 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 1.7 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.6 (1987) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.3 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 7.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Kempton 44 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tim Kempton 21 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tim Kempton 12 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tim Kempton 3 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tim Kempton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tim Kempton 6 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Kempton .500 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tim Kempton - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tim Kempton 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Kempton 8.7 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Kempton 5.3 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Kempton 2.7 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Kempton 1.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tim Kempton 0.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)