Tommy Kearns vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tommy Kearns 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

Tommy Kearns

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Kearns 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tommy Kearns 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns 2 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tommy Kearns 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tommy Kearns 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - 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.