Dirk Nowitzki vs Tim Duncan

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Dirk Nowitzki vs Tim Duncan head to head

They have faced each other 90 times: Dirk Nowitzki's team won 37, Tim Duncan's 53. In the playoffs Tim Duncan leads 18-15.

Every game against each other

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Dirk Nowitzki vs Tim Duncan, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Nowitzki's team↓	Dirk Nowitzki↓	Tim Duncan↓
Jan 17, 2016	DAL at SA	L 112-83	4 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 24 MIN	2 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 21 MIN
Nov 25, 2015	DAL at SA	L 88-83	13 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN	2 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 28 MIN
Mar 27, 2015	DAL at SA	L 94-76	7 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN	8 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 24, 2015	SA at DAL	W 101-94	15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN	6 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN
Oct 28, 2014	DAL at SA	L 101-100	18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN	14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN
May 4, 2014	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 119-96	22 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 36 MIN	15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN
May 2, 2014	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 113-111	22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN	16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
Apr 30, 2014	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 109-103	26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN	16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 28, 2014	SA at DAL (playoffs)	L 93-89	19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN	14 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 26, 2014	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 109-108	18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN	22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 23, 2014	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 113-92	16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN	11 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 30 MIN
Apr 20, 2014	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 90-85	11 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN	27 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 10, 2014	SA at DAL	L 109-100	19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN	20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 2, 2014	DAL at SA	L 112-106	22 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN	17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 8, 2014	DAL at SA	L 112-90	8 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN	16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN
Dec 26, 2013	SA at DAL	L 116-107	25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN	21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN
Mar 14, 2013	DAL at SA	L 92-91	21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN	28 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 30, 2012	SA at DAL	L 111-86	8 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 23 MIN	18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN
Dec 23, 2012	DAL at SA	L 129-91	8 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 20 MIN	15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 23 MIN
Mar 23, 2012	DAL at SA	L 104-87	16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN	15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 17, 2012	SA at DAL	W 106-99	27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN	17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN
Jan 29, 2012	SA at DAL	W 101-100 OT	10 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN	12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 23 MIN
Jan 5, 2012	DAL at SA	L 93-71	6 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN	10 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN
Mar 18, 2011	SA at DAL	L 97-91	23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN	22 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN
Nov 26, 2010	DAL at SA	W 103-94	26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN	15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN
Apr 29, 2010	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 97-87	33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN	17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
Apr 27, 2010	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 103-81	15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN	11 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN
Apr 25, 2010	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 92-89	17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN	4 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 23, 2010	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 94-90	35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN	25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
Apr 21, 2010	SA at DAL (playoffs)	L 102-88	24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN	25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 18, 2010	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 100-94	36 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN	27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 8, 2010	DAL at SA	W 112-103	26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN	31 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 18, 2009	SA at DAL	W 99-94 OT	41 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 45 MIN	22 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 28, 2009	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 106-93	31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN	30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 25, 2009	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 99-90	12 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN	25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 23, 2009	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 88-67	20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN	4 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 16 MIN
Apr 20, 2009	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 105-84	14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN	13 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN
Apr 18, 2009	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 105-97	19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN	27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 4, 2009	SA at DAL	W 107-102	24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN	19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 9, 2008	SA at DAL	L 133-126 2OT	35 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 52 MIN	32 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 50 MIN
Nov 4, 2008	DAL at SA	W 98-81	30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN	19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 23, 2008	SA at DAL	L 88-81	11 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 26 MIN	19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 28, 2008	DAL at SA	L 97-94	28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN	31 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 15, 2007	SA at DAL	W 105-92	17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN	24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN
Apr 15, 2007	SA at DAL	W 91-86	21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN	16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 27 MIN
Jan 5, 2007	DAL at SA	W 90-85	36 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN	18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 24, 2006	DAL at SA	W 95-92	31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN	29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 2, 2006	SA at DAL	L 97-91	21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN	13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
May 22, 2006	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 119-111 OT	37 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 50 MIN	41 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 50 MIN
May 19, 2006	SA at DAL (playoffs)	L 91-86	26 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 46 MIN	24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN
May 17, 2006	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 98-97	31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN	36 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
May 15, 2006	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 123-118 OT	28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 47 MIN	31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 47 MIN
May 13, 2006	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 104-103	27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN	35 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
May 9, 2006	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 113-91	21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN	28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
May 7, 2006	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 87-85	20 PTS, 14 REB, 0 AST, 42 MIN	31 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 7, 2006	DAL at SA	W 92-86	30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN	13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 2, 2006	DAL at SA	L 98-89	23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN	15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 1, 2005	SA at DAL	L 92-90	14 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN	13 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 5, 2005	SA at DAL	W 103-84	34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN	18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 14, 2005	DAL at SA	L 98-95	36 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 47 MIN	25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 30, 2004	SA at DAL	L 107-89	21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN	20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 24, 2004	DAL at SA	L 94-80	23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN	27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Feb 26, 2004	SA at DAL	W 115-91	23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN	22 PTS, 17 REB, 0 AST, 25 MIN
Nov 20, 2003	SA at DAL	W 95-92	26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN	30 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
May 23, 2003	SA at DAL (playoffs)	L 96-83	15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN	34 PTS, 24 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
May 21, 2003	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 119-106	23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN	32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN
May 19, 2003	DAL at SA (playoffs)	W 113-110	38 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN	40 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN
Mar 20, 2003	SA at DAL	L 112-110 OT	34 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 51 MIN	25 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 49 MIN
Feb 20, 2003	SA at DAL	W 95-87	22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN	11 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN
Apr 6, 2002	DAL at SA	L 89-87	26 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 47 MIN	33 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Mar 21, 2002	SA at DAL	L 105-102	29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN	32 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN
Jan 5, 2002	SA at DAL	L 105-103	28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 46 MIN	29 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 26, 2001	DAL at SA	W 126-123	26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 51 MIN	53 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 50 MIN
May 14, 2001	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 105-87	42 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 47 MIN	32 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN
May 12, 2001	SA at DAL (playoffs)	W 112-108	30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN	29 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
May 9, 2001	SA at DAL (playoffs)	L 104-90	15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN	18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN
May 7, 2001	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 100-86	19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN	25 PTS, 22 REB, 6 AST, 46 MIN
May 5, 2001	DAL at SA (playoffs)	L 94-78	9 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 28 MIN	31 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 10, 2001	DAL at SA	L 91-79	20 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN	25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 24, 2001	SA at DAL	L 107-104	16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN	31 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 47 MIN
Feb 13, 2001	DAL at SA	L 104-92	30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN	28 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 10, 2000	SA at DAL	W 79-77	18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN	11 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 21, 2000	SA at DAL	W 97-96	13 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN	26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 16, 2000	DAL at SA	W 110-88	19 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN	10 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN
Dec 14, 1999	SA at DAL	L 111-93	8 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN	29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 20, 1999	DAL at SA	L 106-90	16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN	14 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 22, 1999	DAL at SA	L 103-76	8 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 40 MIN	14 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN
Apr 13, 1999	SA at DAL	W 92-86	12 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN	21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 27, 1999	DAL at SA	L 99-77	2 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 13 MIN	21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 4, 1999	SA at DAL	L 95-79	11 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN	26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 38 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.