Dirk Nowitzki
Age 40 · 7'0" · 245 lb · Germany
Pick #9, 1998 Draft · Rookie 1999 · 1,522 games · 145 playoff games
DPM
-1.7Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -1.44
- -0.23 before the first game, -1.67 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.17
- Apr 7 vs MEM · 12 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.32
- Dec 30 vs OKC · 10 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.10
- Last 20 games, vs 0.10 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Dirk Nowitzki's seasons, at the same age.
- Al Horford GSW like his 2017-18 81
- Jimmy Butler GSW like his 2014-15 76
- Kevin Durant HOU like his 2015-16 76
- Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL like his 2009-10 73
- James Harden CLE like his 2014-15 72
- Nikola Jokic DEN like his 2008-09 64
- Stephen Curry GSW like his 2015-16 63
- Kawhi Leonard LAC like his 2012-13 58
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | DAL | 40 | 51 | 15.6 | -1.67 | -1.20 | -0.47 | 10th of 18 |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 39 | 77 | 24.7 | -0.10 | -0.58 | +0.48 | 15th of 47 |
| 2016-17 | DAL | 38 | 54 | 26.4 | +0.17 | -0.18 | +0.35 | 21st of 78 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 37 | 75 +5 | 31.5 | +2.21 | +1.88 | +0.32 | 12th of 118 |
| 2014-15 | DAL | 36 | 77 +5 | 29.6 | +1.87 | +1.92 | -0.05 | 25th of 189 |
| 2013-14 | DAL | 35 | 80 +7 | 32.8 | +4.24 | +3.94 | +0.29 | 11th of 243 |
| 2012-13 | DAL | 34 | 53 | 31.3 | +3.68 | +2.56 | +1.11 | 20th of 336 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 33 | 62 +4 | 33.5 | +5.81 | +4.82 | +0.99 | 5th of 406 |
| 2010-11 | DAL | 32 | 73 +21 | 34.3 | +6.37 | +5.16 | +1.22 | 6th of 530 |
| 2009-10 | DAL | 31 | 81 +6 | 37.5 | +5.75 | +4.54 | +1.20 | 8th of 616 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 30 | 81 +10 | 37.7 | +5.95 | +5.27 | +0.68 | 13th of 697 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 29 | 77 +5 | 36.0 | +7.26 | +5.68 | +1.58 | 7th of 774 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 28 | 78 +6 | 36.2 | +7.94 | +6.50 | +1.44 | 5th of 858 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 28 | 81 +23 | 38.1 | +7.24 | +5.82 | +1.41 | 8th of 858 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 26 | 78 +13 | 38.8 | +6.73 | +5.11 | +1.62 | 5th of 1010 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 25 | 77 +5 | 37.9 | +4.85 | +4.24 | +0.62 | 15th of 1078 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 24 | 80 +17 | 39.0 | +5.87 | +5.07 | +0.80 | 5th of 1185 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 23 | 76 +8 | 38.0 | +4.23 | +4.00 | +0.22 | 12th of 1100 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 22 | 82 +10 | 38.1 | +4.07 | +3.44 | +0.63 | 8th of 813 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 21 | 82 | 35.9 | +1.78 | +1.84 | -0.06 | 21st of 571 |
| 1998-99 | DAL | 20 | 47 | 20.4 | -0.69 | -0.23 | -0.46 | 100th of 354 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.