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Dirk Nowitzki

DAL · Wing · 2006-07 · DJK Wurzburg · Year 9 · age 28 · born Jun 19, 1978

24.6 PPG8.9 RPG3.4 APG2.1 TPG36.2 MPG

MVPAll-NBA 1stAll-Star

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Height
7'0"
Weight
245

Dirk Nowitzki, 2006-07 with DAL: 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 36.2 minutes a game. Against the 286 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are PER (99th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (99th) and Box Plus/Minus (99th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (14th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (44th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 21 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 286 qualified players in 2006-07; the second number is his rank among the 89 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Minutes / game847736.2
Minutes share929071.4%
Availability707095.1%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Shooting
True shooting %9595.605
Effective FG%7883.529
Points per shot90971.43
3-point %919341.6%
3-point attempts / g58562.2
3PA rate (of FGA)434312.9%
2-point %787951.5%
Free throw %989990.4%
FT attempts / g94927.1
FT rate (of FGA)797941.1%
% points from 3474811.3%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75989726.9
Assist %688616.9%
Assists / 7567863.7
Assist / turnover60791.57
Usage %959428.3%
Turnover %90889.5%
Turnovers / 7545402.3
Offensive rebound %60514.8%

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 7581869.7
Def. rebound %949621.7%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7514120.7
Blocks / 7573800.9
Stocks / 7544491.6
Steal %16131.0%
Block %73801.7%
Physical ingredients
Height95997'0"
Strength (weight)7783245

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Overall value
PER999927.6
Win Shares / 489999.278
Box Plus/Minus9999+8.3
Offensive BPM9999+7.2
Defensive BPM8585+1.2
VORP99987.4
Game Score / g989719.6

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
1998-99DAL204720.48.23.41.0.491−2.517
1999-00DAL218235.917.56.52.5.564+1.679
2000-01DAL228238.121.89.22.1.601+5.497All-NBA 3rd
2001-02DAL237638.023.49.92.4.599+5.598All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2002-03DAL248039.025.19.93.0.581+7.299All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2003-04DAL257737.921.88.72.7.561+3.895All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2004-05DAL267838.826.19.73.1.578+7.398All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2005-06DAL278138.126.69.02.8.589+8.199All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2006-07★DAL287836.224.68.93.4.605+8.399MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2007-08DAL297736.023.68.63.5.585+6.698All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2008-09DAL308137.725.98.42.4.564+3.492All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2009-10DAL318137.525.07.72.7.578+4.295All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2010-11DAL327334.323.07.02.6.612+5.197Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2011-12DAL336233.521.66.72.2.564+3.792All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2012-13DAL345331.317.36.82.5.564+3.189
2013-14DAL358032.921.76.22.7.603+5.096All-Star
2014-15DAL367729.617.35.91.9.560+2.284All-Star
2015-16DAL377531.518.36.51.8.555+2.588
2016-17DAL385426.414.26.51.5.529+0.873
2017-18DAL397724.712.05.71.6.575+2.385
2018-19DAL405115.67.33.10.7.469−3.96All-Star

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.