David Robinson vs Dirk Nowitzki
David Robinson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Dirk Nowitzki, including scoring (21.1 PPG) and rebounding (10.6 RPG). Head to head they met 25 times, 8 of them in the playoffs, with David Robinson winning the series 17–8.
The case for David Robinson
scoring (21.1 PPG), rebounding (10.6 RPG), playmaking (2.5 APG), and 2 more.
The case for Dirk Nowitzki
career value (206.6 Win Shares), longevity (1522 games played), accolades (1 MVP · 1 FMVP · 12 All-NBA · 14 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
Tale of the tape
21.1PPG20.7
10.6RPG7.5
2.5APG2.4
58.3%TS%57.7%
26.2PER22.4
177.1Win Shares206.6
987games played1522
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Series wins | 8 |
| 14.5 | PPG | 19.9 |
| 9.0 | RPG | 9.2 |
| 1.5 | APG | 2.3 |
| 25 meetings (8 in the playoffs) · first 1998-99 · last 2002-03 | ||
Per Game
| David Robinson | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 987 | G | 1522 |
| 34.7 | MIN | 33.7 |
| 21.1 | PTS | 20.7 |
| 10.6 | REB | 7.5 |
| 2.5 | AST | 2.4 |
| 1.4 | STL | 0.8 |
| 3.0 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 51.8 | FG% | 47.1 |
| 25.0 | 3P% | 38.0 |
| 73.6 | FT% | 87.9 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | PER | 22.4 |
| 58.3 | TS% | 57.7 |
| 26.4 | USG% | 26.5 |
| 177.1 | WS | 206.6 |
| 0.248 | WS/48 | 0.193 |
| 7.0 | BPM | 3.7 |
| 78.7 | VORP | 74.9 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Dirk Nowitzki | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 1 |
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 10 | All-NBA | 12 |
| 10 | All-Star | 14 |
| 8 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | — |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
92Scoring92
89Efficiency81
66Playmaking70
97Rebounding89
99Defense75
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