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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Dirk Nowitzki
Career at a glance
Dirk Nowitzki played 21 NBA regular seasons between 1998 and 2019, appearing in 1,522 games and averaging 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Dallas (1998–19, 1,522 games). His best scoring season was 2005–06 with Dallas: 26.6 points per game over 81 games.
He rebounded best in 2001–02 at 9.9 per game. Championship season: 2010–11 (Dallas). In the playoffs he appeared in 15 postseason runs (145 games, 25.3 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 31,600 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German:[ˈdɪʁknoˈvɪtski]ⓘ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a power forward. Listed at 7ft 0in (2.13m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time.
An alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki led the franchise to 15 NBA playoff appearances (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark one-legged fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.
Nowitzki is the only player to ever play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history. The first Maverick to be voted onto an All-NBA Team, he holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. On December 10, 2012, he became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award. Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list.
- Born
- June 19, 1978 (age 48) Würzburg, West Germany
- Listed height
- 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
- Listed weight
- 245 lb (111 kg)
- Position
- Power forward
- NBA draft
- 1998: 1st round, 9th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1994–2019
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2011)
- NBA Finals MVP (2011)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2007)
- 14× NBA All-Star (2002–2012, 2014, 2015, 2019)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007, 2009)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- 3× All-NBA Third Team (2001, 2004, 2012)
- NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2006)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 41 retired by Dallas Mavericks
- German Bundesliga MVP (1999)
- German Bundesliga Top Scorer (1999)
- FIBA World Cup MVP (2002)
- FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2005)
- 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer
- FIBA EuroBasket Dream Team (2020)
- 6× Euroscar Player of the Year (2002–2006, 2011)
- 2× FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year (2005, 2011)
- Mister Europa Player of the Year (2005)
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2011)
- German Sports Personality of the Year (2011)
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
- No. 14 retired by Germany national team
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Dallas | 47 | 24 | 20.4 | .405 | .206 | .773 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .6 | 8.2 |
| 1999–00 | Dallas | 82 | 81 | 35.8 | .461 | .379 | .830 | 6.5 | 2.5 | .8 | .8 | 17.5 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas | 82 | 82* | 38.1 | .474 | .387 | .838 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 21.8 |
| 2001–02 | Dallas | 76 | 76 | 38.0 | .477 | .397 | .853 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 23.4 |
| 2002–03 | Dallas | 80 | 80 | 39.0 | .463 | .379 | .881 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 25.1 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas | 77 | 77 | 37.9 | .462 | .341 | .877 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 2004–05 | Dallas | 78 | 78 | 38.7 | .459 | .399 | .869 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 26.1 |
| 2005–06 | Dallas | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | .480 | .406 | .901 | 9.0 | 2.8 | .7 | 1.0 | 26.6 |
| 2006–07 | Dallas | 78 | 78 | 36.2 | .502 | .416 | .904 | 8.9 | 3.4 | .7 | .8 | 24.6 |
| 2007–08 | Dallas | 77 | 77 | 36.0 | .479 | .359 | .879 | 8.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .9 | 23.6 |
| 2008–09 | Dallas | 81 | 81 | 37.7 | .479 | .359 | .890 | 8.4 | 2.4 | .8 | .8 | 25.9 |
| 2009–10 | Dallas | 81 | 80 | 37.5 | .481 | .421 | .915 | 7.7 | 2.7 | .9 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 2010–11† | Dallas | 73 | 73 | 34.3 | .517 | .393 | .892 | 7.0 | 2.6 | .5 | .6 | 23.0 |
| 2011–12 | Dallas | 62 | 62 | 33.5 | .457 | .368 | .896 | 6.8 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 21.6 |
| 2012–13 | Dallas | 53 | 47 | 31.3 | .471 | .414 | .860 | 6.8 | 2.5 | .7 | .7 | 17.3 |
| 2013–14 | Dallas | 80 | 80 | 32.9 | .497 | .398 | .899 | 6.2 | 2.7 | .9 | .6 | 21.7 |
| 2014–15 | Dallas | 77 | 77 | 29.6 | .459 | .380 | .882 | 5.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 17.3 |
| 2015–16 | Dallas | 75 | 75 | 31.5 | .448 | .368 | .893 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .7 | .7 | 18.3 |
| 2016–17 | Dallas | 54 | 54 | 26.4 | .437 | .378 | .875 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .6 | .7 | 14.2 |
| 2017–18 | Dallas | 77 | 77 | 24.7 | .456 | .409 | .898 | 5.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | 12.0 |
| 2018–19 | Dallas | 51 | 20 | 15.6 | .359 | .312 | .780 | 3.1 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 7.3 |
| Career | 1,522 | 1,460 | 33.8 | .471 | .380 | .879 | 7.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .8 | 20.7 | |
| All-Star | 14 | 2 | 16.2 | .450 | .290 | .875 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 8.7 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dallas | 10 | 10 | 39.9 | .423 | .283 | .883 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .8 | 23.4 |
| 2002 | Dallas | 8 | 8 | 44.6 | .445 | .571 | .878 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | 28.4 |
| 2003 | Dallas | 17 | 17 | 42.5 | .479 | .443 | .912 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .9 | 25.3 |
| 2004 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 42.4 | .450 | .467 | .857 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 26.6 |
| 2005 | Dallas | 13 | 13 | 42.4 | .402 | .333 | .829 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| 2006 | Dallas | 23 | 23 | 42.7 | .468 | .343 | .895 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .6 | 27.0 |
| 2007 | Dallas | 6 | 6 | 39.8 | .383 | .211 | .840 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 2008 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 42.2 | .473 | .333 | .808 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .2 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| 2009 | Dallas | 10 | 10 | 39.5 | .518 | .286 | .925 | 10.1 | 3.1 | .9 | .8 | 26.8 |
| 2010 | Dallas | 6 | 6 | 38.8 | .547 | .571 | .952 | 8.2 | 3.0 | .8 | .7 | 26.7 |
| 2011† | Dallas | 21 | 21 | 39.3 | .485 | .460 | .941 | 8.1 | 2.5 | .6 | .6 | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Dallas | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | .442 | .167 | .905 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .8 | .0 | 26.8 |
| 2014 | Dallas | 7 | 7 | 37.6 | .429 | .083 | .806 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .9 | .9 | 19.1 |
| 2015 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | .452 | .235 | .929 | 10.2 | 2.4 | .4 | .4 | 21.2 |
| 2016 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 34.0 | .494 | .364 | .941 | 5.0 | 1.6 | .4 | .6 | 20.4 |
| Career | 145 | 145 | 40.7 | .462 | .365 | .892 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .9 | 25.3 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 7′ 0″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Position
- Power forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- West Germany
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1998
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 9
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