Ben Wallace vs Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki leads 7 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (20.7 PPG) and playmaking (2.4 APG). Head to head they met 22 times, with Dirk Nowitzki winning the series 14–8.
The case for Ben Wallace
rebounding (9.6 RPG).
The case for Dirk Nowitzki
scoring (20.7 PPG), playmaking (2.4 APG), shooting efficiency (57.7% TS%), and 4 more.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG20.7
9.6RPG7.5
1.3APG2.4
47.4%TS%57.7%
15.5PER22.4
93.6Win Shares206.6
1088games played1522
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Series wins | 14 |
| 6.5 | PPG | 22.6 |
| 11.1 | RPG | 9.0 |
| 1.5 | APG | 1.8 |
| 22 meetings · first 1999-00 · last 2011-12 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1522 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 33.7 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 20.7 |
| 9.6 | REB | 7.5 |
| 1.3 | AST | 2.4 |
| 1.3 | STL | 0.8 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 47.1 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 38.0 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 87.9 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 22.4 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 57.7 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 26.5 |
| 93.6 | WS | 206.6 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.193 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 3.7 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 74.9 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | — |
| 5 | All-NBA | 12 |
| 4 | All-Star | 14 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | — |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring92
27Efficiency81
46Playmaking70
91Rebounding89
93Defense75
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