Dirk Nowitzki vs Larry Bird

Dirk Nowitzki

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Larry Bird

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Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird compared on their NBA careers: Dirk Nowitzki played 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19, Larry Bird 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points a game to Larry Bird's 24.3. Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title, Larry Bird won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Larry Bird leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Dirk Nowitzki in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird career per game
1,522GP—
33.8MIN—
20.7PTS24.3, better
7.5REB10, better
2.4AST6.3, better
0.8STL—
0.8BLK—
47.1FG%—
383P%—
87.9FT%—
57.7TS%—

Career totals

Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird career totals
31,560, betterPTS21,791
11,490, betterREB8,974
3,651AST5,695, better
1,210STL—
1,281BLK—
47.1FG%—
383P%—
87.9FT%—
57.7TS%—

Where each stands all time

Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird all-time places
7th (31,560), betterPoints40th (21,791)
27th (11,490), betterRebounds57th (8,974)
155th (3,651)Assists48th (5,695), better
22nd (1,982), better3-pointers made—
92nd (1,210), betterSteals—
52nd (1,281), betterBlocks—

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 and Larry Bird titles and awards
1Championships3, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
4All-NBA First Team9, better
—All-Defensive Second Team3, better
—All-Star MVP1, better
1MVP3, better
1Finals MVP2, better
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team1
3, betterAll-NBA Third Team—

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 Larry Bird 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.
1st1998-998.23.41.01979-8021.3, better10.4, better4.5, better
2nd1999-0017.56.52.51980-8121.2, better10.9, better5.5, better
3rd2000-0121.89.22.11981-8222.9, better10.9, better5.8, better
4th2001-0223.49.92.41982-8323.6, better11.0, better5.8, better
5th2002-0325.1, better9.93.01983-8424.210.1, better6.6, better
6th2003-0421.88.72.71984-8528.7, better10.5, better6.6, better
7th2004-0526.1, better9.73.11985-8625.89.8, better6.8, better
8th2005-0626.69.02.81986-8728.1, better9.2, better7.6, better
9th2006-0724.68.93.41987-8829.9, better9.3, better6.1, better
10th2007-0823.6, better8.6, better3.51988-8919.36.24.8, better
11th2008-0925.9, better8.42.41989-9024.39.5, better7.5, better
12th2009-1025.0, better7.72.71990-9119.48.5, better7.2, better
13th2010-1123.0, better7.02.61991-9220.29.6, better6.8, better
14th2011-1221.66.82.2————
15th2012-1317.36.82.5————
16th2013-1421.76.22.7————
17th2014-1517.35.91.9————
18th2015-1618.36.51.8————
19th2016-1714.26.51.5————
20th2017-1812.05.71.6————
21st2018-197.33.10.7————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST