Dirk Nowitzki vs Nikola Jokic
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Dirk Nowitzki and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: Dirk Nowitzki played 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. They have faced each other 12 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 4, Nikola Jokic's 8. Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title, Nikola Jokic won 1 title.
Who has the better career numbers?
Nikola Jokic leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Dirk Nowitzki in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Dirk Nowitzki vs Nikola Jokic head to head
They have faced each other 12 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 4, Nikola Jokic's 8.
Every game against each other
| Mar 14, 2019 |  DAL at  DEN | L 100-99 | 9 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 19 MIN | 11 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 30 MIN |
| Feb 22, 2019 | DEN at DAL | L 114-104 | 3 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 18 MIN | 19 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 30 MIN |
| Dec 18, 2018 | DAL at DEN | L 126-118 | 3 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 7 MIN | 32 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN |
| Mar 6, 2018 | DEN at DAL | W 118-107 | 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN | 4 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 26 MIN |
| Jan 27, 2018 | DAL at DEN | L 91-89 | 11 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN | 11 PTS, 16 REB, 11 AST, 40 MIN |
| Jan 16, 2018 | DAL at DEN | L 105-102 | 6 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 23 MIN | 29 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN |
| Apr 11, 2017 | DEN at DAL | L 109-91 | 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN | 7 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 20 MIN |
| Feb 6, 2017 | DAL at DEN | L 110-87 | 9 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN | 13 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 24 MIN |
| Mar 28, 2016 | DAL at DEN | W 97-88 | 10 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN | 2 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 24 MIN |
| Mar 6, 2016 | DAL at DEN | L 116-114 OT | 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN | 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 21 MIN |
| Feb 26, 2016 | DEN at DAL | W 122-116 OT | 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN | 5 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 11 MIN |
| Nov 28, 2015 | DEN at DAL | W 92-81 | 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN | 8 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 19 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.