Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Dion Waiters

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Dion Waiters 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 20 times in NBA games. Dion Waiters has a 12-8 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Dion Waiters:
2012-13 to 2019-20
20 Games played
15 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
8
7
1
Dion Waiters
12
8
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 17.7 5.3 1.7 0.50.6
Dion Waiters 11.6 2.4 2.40.70.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 33 12 5 22
Dion Waiters 21 4 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 13

games
17

games
7

games
4

games
7

games
Dion Waiters 7

games
2

games
11

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
2

games
9

games
12

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 15, 2013
1. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 13 11 4 2 1 2 1 33 6-17 .353 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 86   Dion Waiters 21 2 0 3 0 5 0 37 9-19 .474 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2014
2. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 17 10 1 0 0 0 2 35 8-20 .400 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 97   Dion Waiters 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 17 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2014
3. Mavericks 124   Dirk Nowitzki 23 8 2 0 0 2 2 30 9-16 .563 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Dion Waiters 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2015
4. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 15 5 3 0 2 0 0 25 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Cavaliers 90   Dion Waiters 8 2 4 0 0 2 2 22 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 2015
5. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 14 4 0 0 2 0 1 31 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Thunder 104   Dion Waiters 8 1 3 1 0 2 3 27 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 2015
6. Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 22 4 2 0 0 0 4 27 8-18 .444 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Thunder 115   Dion Waiters 15 3 3 1 0 2 3 36 6-16 .375 1-5 .200 2-4 .500
Apr. 01, 2015
7. Mavericks 135   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 3 0 0 1 1 32 8-17 .471 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Thunder 131   Dion Waiters 19 1 4 0 0 3 1 40 7-15 .467 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2015
8. Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 11 2 3 0 0 1 0 34 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Thunder 117   Dion Waiters 14 2 2 1 0 1 2 29 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 2016
9. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 14 2 1 1 2 1 2 29 6-15 .400 2-8 .250 0-0 -
Thunder 109   Dion Waiters 13 4 1 0 1 0 2 35 5-10 .500 3-6 .500 0-2 .000
Feb. 24, 2016
10. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 33 6 0 2 0 2 4 34 10-16 .625 2-4 .500 11-12 .917
Thunder 116   Dion Waiters 14 2 3 1 0 2 3 27 5-8 .625 4-6 .667 0-0 -
2016 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2016
11. Mavericks 70   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 0 0 0 2 2 25 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Thunder 108   Dion Waiters 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 28 1-9 .111 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Apr. 18, 2016
12. Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 17 4 1 0 0 2 2 38 7-19 .368 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Thunder 84   Dion Waiters 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 26 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000
Apr. 21, 2016
13. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 16 5 5 1 2 0 2 33 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Thunder 131   Dion Waiters 19 4 3 1 0 2 2 28 7-11 .636 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000
Apr. 23, 2016
14. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 27 8 2 1 0 2 0 40 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Thunder 119   Dion Waiters 12 4 4 0 1 2 4 27 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 25, 2016
15. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 24 3 0 0 1 1 3 35 8-16 .500 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Thunder 118   Dion Waiters 11 2 1 0 0 2 2 22 4-8 .500 3-6 .500 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2017
16. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 19 4 1 2 0 1 2 29 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 3-5 .600
Heat 99   Dion Waiters 12 3 3 0 0 3 2 32 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Feb. 27, 2017
17. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 8 12 1 0 1 0 1 26 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Heat 89   Dion Waiters 12 3 6 2 0 2 3 33 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 2-5 .400
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2017
18. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 20 4 3 0 0 2 0 32 7-17 .412 6-15 .400 0-0 -
Heat 113   Dion Waiters 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 9 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 2019
19. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 12 2 0 1 0 0 1 17 5-14 .357 2-10 .200 0-0 -
Heat 112   Dion Waiters 20 4 3 1 0 1 3 31 7-13 .538 3-8 .375 3-3 1.000
Mar. 28, 2019
20. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 28 5-13 .385 3-9 .333 0-0 -
Heat 105   Dion Waiters 17 2 1 0 0 1 4 34 6-17 .353 3-10 .300 2-3 .667