Anthony Davis vs Dirk Nowitzki

Anthony DavisDirk Nowitzki

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki compared on their NBA careers: Anthony Davis played 14 seasons, 2012-13 to 2025-26, Dirk Nowitzki 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19. Anthony Davis averaged 24 points a game to Dirk Nowitzki's 20.7. Anthony Davis won 1 title, Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki career per game
807GP1,522
34.4MIN33.8
24PTS20.7
10.7REB7.5
2.6AST2.4
1.3STL0.8
2.3BLK0.8
52.2FG%47.1
29.53P%38
79.3FT%87.9
59.1TS%57.7

Career totals

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki career totals
19,385PTS31,560
8,637REB11,490
2,065AST3,651
1,055STL1,210
1,848BLK1,281
52.2FG%47.1
29.53P%38
79.3FT%87.9
59.1TS%57.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki postseason
60GP145
37.7MIN40.7
26.1PTS25.3
11.8REB10
2.8AST2.5
1.3STL1
2.2BLK0.9
54.2FG%46.2
31.33P%36.5
84FT%89.2
62.2TS%57.7

Where each stands all time

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki all-time places
57th (19,385)Points7th (31,560)
47th (8,637)Rebounds19th (11,490)
136th (1,055)Steals87th (1,210)
22nd (1,848)Blocks51st (1,281)
—Assists136th (3,651)
—3-pointers made22nd (1,982)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Anthony Davis: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×4, All-Star MVP, All-Defensive First Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team
  • Dirk Nowitzki: 1 championship; All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×5, All-NBA First Team ×4, MVP, Finals MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Anthony Davis and Dirk Nowitzki season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2012-1313.58.211998-998.23.41
2nd2013-1420.8101.61999-0017.56.52.5
3rd2014-1524.410.22.22000-0121.89.22.1
4th2015-1624.310.31.92001-0223.49.92.4
5th2016-172811.82.12002-0325.19.93
6th2017-1828.111.12.32003-0421.88.72.7
7th2018-1925.9123.92004-0526.19.73.1
8th2019-2026.19.33.22005-0626.692.8
9th2020-2121.87.93.12006-0724.68.93.4
10th2021-2223.29.93.12007-0823.68.63.5
11th2022-2325.912.52.62008-0925.98.42.4
12th2023-2424.712.63.52009-10257.72.7
13th2024-2524.711.63.52010-112372.6
14th2025-2620.411.12.82011-1221.66.82.2
15th————2012-1317.36.82.5
16th————2013-1421.76.22.7
17th————2014-1517.35.91.9
18th————2015-1618.36.51.8
19th————2016-1714.26.51.5
20th————2017-18125.71.6
21st————2018-197.33.10.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST