Dirk Nowitzki
- Seasons
- 1998-99 to 2018-19
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- Jun 19, 1978
- Draft
- 1998, round 1, pick 9
1Championships
1MVP awards
12All-League teams
14All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.4
- True shooting
- .577
- Effective FG
- .512
- Usage rate
- 26.5
- Win shares
- 206.4
- WS per 48
- .193
- Box plus/minus
- 4.5
- VORP
- 85.0
- Best season, WS
- 17.7
- Best season, BPM
- 8.3
- MVP vote shares
- 1.81
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | DAL | 20 | 47 | 958 | 12.8 | .491 | .426 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .040 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -0.1 | 95 | 104 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 21 | 82 | 2,938 | 17.5 | .564 | .513 | 21.2 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 8.1 | .132 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 112 | 107 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 22 | 82 | 3,125 | 22.8 | .601 | .534 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 14.6 | .224 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 118 | 100 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 23 | 76 | 2,891 | 24.1 | .599 | .532 | 25.5 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 13.4 | .222 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 120 | 104 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 24 | 80 | 3,117 | 25.6 | .581 | .513 | 27.4 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 16.1 | .249 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 117 | 98 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 25 | 77 | 2,915 | 22.5 | .561 | .500 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | .190 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 116 | 104 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 26 | 78 | 3,020 | 26.1 | .578 | .490 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 15.6 | .248 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 118 | 100 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 27 | 81 | 3,089 | 28.1 | .589 | .515 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 17.7 | .275 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 123 | 103 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 28 | 78 | 2,820 | 27.6 | .605 | .529 | 28.9 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 16.3 | .278 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 123 | 102 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 29 | 77 | 2,769 | 24.6 | .585 | .510 | 28.8 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 12.9 | .223 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 118 | 104 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 30 | 81 | 3,050 | 23.1 | .564 | .498 | 30.3 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 10.9 | .171 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 114 | 108 |
| 2009-10 | DAL | 31 | 81 | 3,039 | 22.9 | .578 | .498 | 28.8 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 12.3 | .194 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 116 | 105 |
| 2010-11 | DAL | 32 | 73 | 2,504 | 23.4 | .612 | .545 | 28.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .213 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 118 | 105 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 33 | 62 | 2,079 | 21.7 | .564 | .495 | 29.2 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 7.6 | .175 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 110 | 103 |
| 2012-13 | DAL | 34 | 53 | 1,661 | 19.8 | .564 | .516 | 24.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .145 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 111 | 106 |
| 2013-14 | DAL | 35 | 80 | 2,628 | 23.6 | .603 | .549 | 26.9 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 10.9 | .199 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 120 | 108 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 36 | 77 | 2,282 | 19.2 | .560 | .508 | 24.9 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 7.2 | .152 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 113 | 107 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 37 | 75 | 2,364 | 19.0 | .555 | .504 | 25.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .138 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 110 | 106 |
| 2016-17 | DAL | 38 | 54 | 1,424 | 17.0 | .529 | .495 | 25.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .084 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 103 | 106 |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 39 | 77 | 1,900 | 16.7 | .575 | .547 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .121 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 112 | 108 |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 40 | 51 | 795 | 9.6 | .469 | .444 | 22.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .016 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -3.9 | -0.4 | 96 | 111 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.