Dirk Nowitzki leads 6 of 8 career categories against John Stockton, including scoring (20.7 PPG) and rebounding (7.5 RPG). Head to head they met 24 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with John Stockton winning the series 13–11.
The case for Dirk Nowitzki: scoring (20.7 PPG), rebounding (7.5 RPG), per-minute impact (22.4 PER), and 3 more.
The case for John Stockton: playmaking (10.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%).
| Dirk Nowitzki | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 11–13 | |
| Meetings | 24 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 21.0 | 11.9 |
| RPG | 8.6 | 3.8 |
| APG | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| First meeting | 1998-99 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1522 | 1504 |
| MIN | 33.7 | 31.8 |
| PTS | 20.7 | 13.1 |
| REB | 7.5 | 2.7 |
| AST | 2.4 | 10.5 |
| STL | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 47.1 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 38.0 | 38.4 |
| FT% | 87.9 | 82.6 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 22.4 | 22.1 |
| TS% | 57.7 | 60.8 |
| USG% | 26.5 | 19.0 |
| WS | 206.6 | 202.7 |
| WS/48 | 0.193 | 0.210 |
| BPM | 3.7 | 7.1 |
| VORP | 74.9 | 106.8 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Finals MVP | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 12 | 11 |
| All-Star | 14 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | — | 5 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
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