Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Chris Andersen and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Chris Andersen and Dirk Nowitzki played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 16-16, but Chris Andersen won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Chris Andersen:
2001-02 to 2016-17
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
32 Games played
28 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Chris Andersen
16
12
4
Dirk Nowitzki
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Andersen 5.1 5.7 0.6 0.41.1
Dirk Nowitzki 23.3 7.9 3.10.70.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Andersen 18 11 3 36
Dirk Nowitzki 44 16 10 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Andersen 0

games
8

games
0

games
6

games
11

games
Dirk Nowitzki 32

games
22

games
25

games
14

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
7

games
12

games
13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2003
1. Nuggets 100   Chris Andersen 5 8 0 1 2 2 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 20 5 6 1 0 1 3 30 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 2003
2. Nuggets 96   Chris Andersen 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 25 8 2 2 2 3 2 40 6-23 .261 1-8 .125 12-12 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2003
3. Nuggets 101   Chris Andersen 5 8 0 1 1 2 4 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 19 11 1 0 2 0 3 39 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Jan. 16, 2004
4. Nuggets 88   Chris Andersen 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 22 7 2 1 2 4 3 39 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Jan. 31, 2004
5. Nuggets 107   Chris Andersen 5 3 0 1 2 1 1 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 4 1 2 3 2 42 8-23 .348 0-6 .000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2004
6. Hornets 91   Chris Andersen 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 19 7 5 2 3 3 3 39 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Feb. 02, 2005
7. Hornets 82   Chris Andersen 10 9 2 0 5 2 1 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 20 5 2 1 2 4 3 40 7-21 .333 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Feb. 28, 2005
8. Hornets 86   Chris Andersen 8 9 0 0 1 4 3 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 28 11 1 1 3 5 3 38 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 8-8 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2005
9. Hornets 103   Chris Andersen 7 6 0 0 1 3 2 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 30 4 1 0 0 1 2 34 9-18 .500 5-9 .556 7-9 .778
Dec. 03, 2005
10. Hornets 88   Chris Andersen 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 30 8 1 1 0 0 3 32 10-17 .588 2-2 1.000 8-9 .889
Dec. 31, 2005
11. Hornets 90   Chris Andersen 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 24 10 5 1 1 0 0 45 7-20 .350 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2008
12. Nuggets 108   Chris Andersen 3 6 0 0 1 0 2 18 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 23 10 3 0 2 0 3 39 8-20 .400 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Dec. 15, 2008
13. Nuggets 98   Chris Andersen 0 4 0 0 2 0 5 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 27 10 1 0 2 5 1 41 10-22 .455 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Jan. 13, 2009
14. Nuggets 99   Chris Andersen 15 10 0 3 2 2 3 22 7-8 .875 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 44 14 0 1 0 1 3 42 15-26 .577 2-6 .333 12-12 1.000
Mar. 27, 2009
15. Nuggets 103   Chris Andersen 7 9 1 0 1 0 2 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 26 11 1 2 0 0 3 36 7-23 .304 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
2009 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 03, 2009
16. Nuggets 109   Chris Andersen 11 6 2 1 6 1 1 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 28 10 4 2 1 2 2 41 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
May. 05, 2009
17. Nuggets 117   Chris Andersen 8 9 2 1 0 1 4 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 35 9 4 0 0 3 2 40 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
May. 09, 2009
18. Nuggets 106   Chris Andersen 5 6 0 0 1 1 6 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 33 16 2 0 2 1 2 38 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 13-15 .867
May. 13, 2009
19. Nuggets 124   Chris Andersen 0 5 1 0 1 0 5 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 32 10 7 0 1 5 5 45 9-17 .529 2-5 .400 12-12 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2009
20. Nuggets 96   Chris Andersen 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 13 11 2 0 0 2 5 39 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 2010
21. Nuggets 127   Chris Andersen 14 10 1 2 1 1 2 24 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 17 4 1 0 0 3 2 31 5-17 .294 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Mar. 29, 2010
22. Nuggets 93   Chris Andersen 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 18 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 34 10 10 0 1 2 3 37 7-17 .412 4-5 .800 16-17 .941
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2011
23. Nuggets 121   Chris Andersen 2 4 0 0 1 0 6 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mavericks 120   Dirk Nowitzki 16 8 6 0 0 0 3 36 5-10 .500 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2011
24. Nuggets 115   Chris Andersen 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 21 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 20 4 0 0 0 1 2 26 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 08, 2012
25. Nuggets 95   Chris Andersen 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 25 9 3 1 1 1 2 35 11-20 .550 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 2012
26. Nuggets 84   Chris Andersen 6 11 0 0 1 1 1 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 12 3 4 1 1 2 3 25 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2013
27. Heat 110   Chris Andersen 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 28 6 3 2 1 5 3 36 8-12 .667 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
Feb. 18, 2014
28. Heat 117   Chris Andersen 18 3 0 0 1 0 4 27 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 7 1 0 1 1 36 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 7-7 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2015
29. Heat 72   Chris Andersen 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 4 0 0 0 1 27 4-16 .250 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 01, 2016
30. Heat 106   Chris Andersen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 11 3 1 1 0 0 1 27 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 08, 2016
31. Grizzlies 93   Chris Andersen 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 21 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 21 3 2 1 0 3 4 34 6-12 .500 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2016
32. Cavaliers 128   Chris Andersen 4 6 3 0 0 2 4 19 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 6 3 0 0 1 3 27 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 0-0 -