Dirk Nowitzki vs Dominique Wilkins

Dirk NowitzkiDominique Wilkins

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins compared on their NBA careers: Dirk Nowitzki played 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19, Dominique Wilkins 15 seasons, 1982-83 to 1998-99. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points a game to Dominique Wilkins's 24.8. Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins career per game
1,522GP1,074
33.8MIN35.5
20.7PTS24.8
7.5REB6.7
2.4AST2.5
0.8STL1.3
0.8BLK0.6
47.1FG%46.1
383P%31.9
87.9FT%81.1
57.7TS%53.6

Career totals

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins career totals
31,560PTS26,668
11,490REB7,169
3,651AST2,677
1,210STL1,378
1,281BLK642
47.1FG%46.1
383P%31.9
87.9FT%81.1
57.7TS%53.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins postseason
145GP56
40.7MIN38.8
25.3PTS25.4
10REB6.7
2.5AST2.6
1STL1.3
0.9BLK0.6
46.2FG%42.9
36.53P%28.1
89.2FT%82.4
57.7TS%51

Where each stands all time

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins all-time places
7th (31,560)Points19th (26,668)
19th (11,490)Rebounds76th (7,169)
136th (3,651)Assists233rd (2,677)
22nd (1,982)3-pointers made—
87th (1,210)Steals62nd (1,378)
51st (1,281)Blocks180th (642)

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

  • Dirk Nowitzki: 1 championship; All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×5, All-NBA First Team ×4, MVP, Finals MVP
  • Dominique Wilkins: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×4, All-NBA Third Team ×2

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.

Dirk Nowitzki and Dominique Wilkins 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.
1st1998-998.23.411982-8317.55.81.6
2nd1999-0017.56.52.51983-8421.67.21.6
3rd2000-0121.89.22.11984-8527.46.92.5
4th2001-0223.49.92.41985-8630.37.92.6
5th2002-0325.19.931986-87296.33.3
6th2003-0421.88.72.71987-8830.76.42.9
7th2004-0526.19.73.11988-8926.26.92.6
8th2005-0626.692.81989-9026.76.52.5
9th2006-0724.68.93.41990-9125.993.3
10th2007-0823.68.63.51991-9228.173.8
11th2008-0925.98.42.41992-9329.96.83.2
12th2009-10257.72.71993-94266.52.3
13th2010-112372.61994-9517.85.22.2
14th2011-1221.66.82.21996-9718.26.41.9
15th2012-1317.36.82.51998-9952.60.6
16th2013-1421.76.22.7————
17th2014-1517.35.91.9————
18th2015-1618.36.51.8————
19th2016-1714.26.51.5————
20th2017-18125.71.6————
21st2018-197.33.10.7————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST