Dirk Nowitzki vs LeBron James

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Dirk Nowitzki in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dirk Nowitzki vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 32 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 14, LeBron James's 18. In the playoffs Dirk Nowitzki leads 4-2.

Every game against each other

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Dirk Nowitzki vs LeBron James, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Nowitzki's team↓	Dirk Nowitzki↓	LeBron James↓
Apr 1, 2018	DAL at CLE	L 98-87	9 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 21 MIN	16 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 11, 2017	CLE at DAL	L 111-104	14 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 25 MIN	19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 30, 2017	CLE at DAL	W 104-97	8 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN	23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 25, 2016	DAL at CLE	L 128-90	15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 27 MIN	19 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 29 MIN
Jan 12, 2016	CLE at DAL	L 110-107 OT	17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN	27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 10, 2015	CLE at DAL	L 127-94	13 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN	27 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 29 MIN
Feb 18, 2014	MIA at DAL	L 117-106	22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN	42 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 15, 2013	DAL at MIA	L 110-104	28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN	39 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Jan 2, 2013	DAL at MIA	L 119-109 OT	19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN	32 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 29, 2012	DAL at MIA	L 106-85	25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN	19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 25, 2011	MIA at DAL	L 105-94	21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN	37 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Jun 12, 2011	DAL at MIA (playoffs)	W 105-95	21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN	21 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 9, 2011	MIA at DAL (playoffs)	W 112-103	29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN	17 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 46 MIN
Jun 7, 2011	MIA at DAL (playoffs)	W 86-83	21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN	8 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 46 MIN
Jun 5, 2011	MIA at DAL (playoffs)	L 88-86	34 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN	17 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 45 MIN
Jun 2, 2011	DAL at MIA (playoffs)	W 95-93	24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN	20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
May 31, 2011	DAL at MIA (playoffs)	L 92-84	27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN	24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN
Dec 20, 2010	DAL at MIA	W 98-96	26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN	19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 27, 2010	MIA at DAL	W 106-95	22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN	23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 28, 2009	DAL at CLE	L 111-95	27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN	25 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 29, 2009	DAL at CLE	L 102-74	20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN	24 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 3, 2008	CLE at DAL	L 100-81	8 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN	29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 27, 2007	CLE at DAL	L 88-81	19 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN	24 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN
Oct 31, 2007	DAL at CLE	W 92-74	15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN	10 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 21, 2007	DAL at CLE	W 98-90	23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 44 MIN	31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 45 MIN
Mar 1, 2007	CLE at DAL	W 95-92	24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN	39 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 29, 2006	DAL at CLE	L 107-94	29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN	46 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 14, 2006	CLE at DAL	W 91-87	30 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN	36 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN
Apr 3, 2005	DAL at CLE	L 100-80	21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN	37 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 48 MIN
Mar 26, 2005	CLE at DAL	W 117-86	11 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN	19 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 30, 2004	CLE at DAL	W 126-109	35 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN	28 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 18, 2004	DAL at CLE	W 114-98	18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN	16 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Where each stands all time

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

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.