Dirk Nowitzki vs Pau Gasol

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Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol compared on their NBA careers: Dirk Nowitzki played 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19, Pau Gasol 18 seasons, 2001-02 to 2018-19. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points a game to Pau Gasol's 17. They have faced each other 56 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 35, Pau Gasol's 21. In the playoffs Dirk Nowitzki leads 8-0. Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title, Pau Gasol won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dirk Nowitzki leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Pau Gasol in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol career per game
1,522GP1,226
33.8MIN33.4
20.7, betterPTS17
7.5REB9.2, better
2.4AST3.2, better
0.8, betterSTL0.5
0.8BLK1.6, better
47.1FG%50.7, better
38, better3P%36.8
87.9, betterFT%75.3
57.7, betterTS%56.5

Dirk Nowitzki vs Pau Gasol head to head

They have faced each other 56 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 35, Pau Gasol's 21. In the playoffs Dirk Nowitzki leads 8-0.

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol, record against each other
Regular season4827, better21
Playoffs88, better0
Total5635, better21
Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol, averages in their games against each other
22.6, betterPTS17.1
8.6, betterREB8.1
2.7AST3.0, better
34.9MIN33.8

Every game against each other

Dirk Nowitzki vs Pau Gasol, every game
Jan 16, 2019SA at DALL 105-1016 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 10 MIN2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN
Dec 16, 2017DAL at SAL 98-9619 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 25 MIN0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 15 MIN
Dec 12, 2017SA at DALW 95-896 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN0 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 22 MIN
Nov 27, 2017DAL at SAL 115-10811 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 26 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 14, 2017SA at DALL 97-9112 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 29 MIN2 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 23 MIN
Jan 15, 2016DAL at CHIW 83-7721 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 26, 2015CHI at DALW 118-11116 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 23, 2015CHI at DALL 102-9824 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN13 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 2, 2014DAL at CHIW 132-12922 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 42 MIN29 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 50 MIN
Jan 7, 2014LAL at DALW 110-9727 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 5, 2013LAL at DALW 123-10411 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 28 MIN10 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN
Apr 2, 2013DAL at LALL 101-8111 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 33 MIN14 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN
Apr 15, 2012DAL at LALL 112-108 OT24 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Mar 21, 2012LAL at DALL 109-9326 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 22, 2012LAL at DALL 96-9125 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 16, 2012DAL at LALL 73-7021 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN8 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
May 8, 2011LAL at DAL (playoffs)W 122-8617 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN10 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
May 6, 2011LAL at DAL (playoffs)W 98-9232 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
May 4, 2011DAL at LAL (playoffs)W 93-8124 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN13 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN
May 2, 2011DAL at LAL (playoffs)W 96-9428 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN15 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 31, 2011DAL at LALL 110-8227 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN
Mar 12, 2011LAL at DALL 96-9125 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 19, 2011LAL at DALW 109-10014 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 24, 2010LAL at DALW 101-9631 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN11 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Jan 3, 2010DAL at LALL 131-9622 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 32 MIN6 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 7 MIN
Mar 15, 2009DAL at LALL 107-10020 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 28, 2008DAL at LALL 114-10719 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 11, 2008LAL at DALL 106-9914 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 4, 2008DAL at LALL 112-10827 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN25 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 2, 2008DAL at LALL 108-104 OT30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Jan 28, 2008DAL at MEMW 103-8420 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN
Nov 17, 2007MEM at DALW 108-10521 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN15 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN
Feb 7, 2007MEM at DALW 113-9738 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 31, 2007DAL at MEMW 95-9426 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN13 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
May 1, 2006DAL at MEM (playoffs)W 102-7627 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 39 MIN
Apr 29, 2006DAL at MEM (playoffs)W 94-89 OT36 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 48 MIN16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 26, 2006MEM at DAL (playoffs)W 94-7931 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 23, 2006MEM at DAL (playoffs)W 103-9331 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Feb 23, 2006MEM at DALW 97-8731 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN18 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 1, 2006DAL at MEMW 81-8018 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 9, 2005DAL at MEMW 90-8335 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN13 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 26, 2005MEM at DALL 112-9227 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN36 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 20, 2005DAL at MEMW 108-8816 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 26 MIN18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 25 MIN
Apr 11, 2005MEM at DALW 110-8919 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 27, 2004DAL at MEMW 98-8532 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 6, 2004MEM at DALW 112-8822 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN18 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 26 MIN
Apr 13, 2004MEM at DALW 110-10311 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 27 MIN10 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 26 MIN
Feb 17, 2004DAL at MEML 109-9224 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 36 MIN17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN
Dec 27, 2003MEM at DALW 104-9818 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN10 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 19 MIN
Nov 15, 2003DAL at MEML 108-101 OT19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN17 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 1, 2003MEM at DALW 114-8728 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 14, 2003DAL at MEMW 110-10331 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Oct 30, 2002DAL at MEMW 119-10820 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 23, 2002MEM at DALW 111-10024 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 23 MIN23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 26, 2002MEM at DALW 104-9116 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 26 MIN15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 17, 2002DAL at MEMW 108-9732 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 44 MIN26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN

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

Career totals

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol career totals
31,560, betterPTS20,894
11,490, betterREB11,305
3,651AST3,926, better
1,210, betterSTL606
1,281BLK1,941, better
47.1FG%50.7, better
38, better3P%36.8
87.9, betterFT%75.3
57.7, betterTS%56.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol postseason
145GP136
40.7MIN35.5
25.3, betterPTS15.4
10, betterREB9.2
2.5AST3.2, better
1, betterSTL0.5
0.9BLK1.7, better
46.2FG%50.7, better
36.5, better3P%29.7
89.2, betterFT%74.1
57.7, betterTS%55.9

Where each stands all time

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol all-time places
7th (31,560), betterPoints44th (20,894)
27th (11,490), betterRebounds28th (11,305)
155th (3,651)Assists129th (3,926), better
22nd (1,982), better3-pointers made—
92nd (1,210), betterSteals—
52nd (1,281)Blocks21st (1,941), better

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 Pau Gasol titles and awards
1Championships2, better
3, betterAll-NBA Third Team2
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team2
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
4, betterAll-NBA First Team—
1, betterMVP—
1, betterFinals 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.

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol 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.
1st1998-998.23.41.02001-0217.6, better8.9, better2.7, better
2nd1999-0017.56.52.52002-0319.0, better8.8, better2.8, better
3rd2000-0121.8, better9.2, better2.12003-0417.77.72.5, better
4th2001-0223.4, better9.9, better2.42004-0517.87.32.4
5th2002-0325.1, better9.9, better3.02005-0620.48.94.6, better
6th2003-0421.8, better8.72.72006-0720.89.8, better3.4, better
7th2004-0526.1, better9.7, better3.12007-0818.98.43.2, better
8th2005-0626.6, better9.02.82008-0918.99.6, better3.5, better
9th2006-0724.6, better8.93.42009-1018.311.3, better3.4
10th2007-0823.6, better8.63.5, better2010-1118.810.2, better3.3
11th2008-0925.9, better8.42.42011-1217.410.4, better3.7, better
12th2009-1025.0, better7.72.72012-1313.78.6, better4.1, better
13th2010-1123.0, better7.02.62013-1417.49.7, better3.4, better
14th2011-1221.6, better6.82.22014-1518.511.8, better2.7, better
15th2012-1317.3, better6.82.52015-1616.511.0, better4.1, better
16th2013-1421.7, better6.22.7, better2016-1712.47.8, better2.3
17th2014-1517.3, better5.91.92017-1810.18.0, better3.1, better
18th2015-1618.3, better6.5, better1.8, better2018-193.94.61.7
19th2016-1714.26.51.5————
20th2017-1812.05.71.6————
21st2018-197.33.10.7————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST