Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Ricky Rubio

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Ricky Rubio 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.

They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Ricky Rubio has a 10-9 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Ricky Rubio:
2011-12 to 2022-23
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
9
9
0
Ricky Rubio
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 17.3 4.9 1.9 0.60.8
Ricky Rubio 12.3 4.5 7.72.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 33 10 6 23
Ricky Rubio 25 10 15 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 14

games
10

games
0

games
2

games
8

games
Ricky Rubio 5

games
5

games
18

games
14

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
1

game
3

games
10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 01, 2012
1. Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 21 4 0 1 0 0 2 32 9-20 .450 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 99   Ricky Rubio 14 3 7 0 0 4 2 26 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Feb. 10, 2012
2. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 33 4 3 1 3 1 3 35 11-19 .579 4-7 .571 7-10 .700
Timberwolves 97   Ricky Rubio 10 4 8 3 0 4 2 38 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2013
3. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 10 2 6 0 0 0 0 33 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Timberwolves 98   Ricky Rubio 6 5 6 0 0 2 2 26 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 2013
4. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 0 1 0 4 1 28 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Timberwolves 77   Ricky Rubio 7 5 5 2 0 2 2 31 3-12 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2013
5. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 14 3 1 1 1 4 2 31 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 116   Ricky Rubio 6 3 4 3 0 3 1 35 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 2013
6. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 23 5 6 1 0 2 3 33 10-13 .769 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 112   Ricky Rubio 12 2 7 2 0 1 0 32 4-12 .333 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Dec. 30, 2013
7. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 16 5 3 0 0 0 3 33 7-17 .412 0-4 .000 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 98   Ricky Rubio 4 9 13 3 0 2 3 31 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 2014
8. Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 27 3 0 0 0 2 3 39 11-27 .407 0-7 .000 5-6 .833
OT Timberwolves 123   Ricky Rubio 22 10 15 4 1 3 2 49 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 2015
9. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 16 7 2 1 1 2 2 31 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
Timberwolves 94   Ricky Rubio 10 3 4 0 0 3 3 21 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2016
10. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 29 7 1 1 0 0 1 32 12-22 .545 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 87   Ricky Rubio 12 7 8 3 0 2 2 34 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 28, 2016
11. Mavericks 128   Dirk Nowitzki 10 4 1 0 2 1 4 17 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Timberwolves 101   Ricky Rubio 14 2 5 0 0 0 0 25 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Apr. 03, 2016
12. Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 13 4 1 0 0 1 2 33 4-18 .222 2-10 .200 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 78   Ricky Rubio 9 2 5 1 0 2 3 34 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 2017
13. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 26 5 4 0 0 0 5 31 8-16 .500 5-10 .500 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 101   Ricky Rubio 13 5 15 5 0 3 4 30 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 15, 2017
14. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 17 6 2 0 3 1 1 28 7-14 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Timberwolves 87   Ricky Rubio 8 5 10 2 0 4 2 36 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 24, 2017
15. Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 8 7 3 2 2 1 2 29 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Timberwolves 97   Ricky Rubio 13 5 14 3 0 3 3 35 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2017
16. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 18 5 1 0 0 2 3 25 7-11 .636 4-5 .800 0-1 .000
Jazz 104   Ricky Rubio 20 2 6 4 0 3 1 34 8-15 .533 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2018
17. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 12 10 2 0 3 1 5 32 5-14 .357 1-7 .143 1-1 1.000
Jazz 97   Ricky Rubio 7 5 6 1 0 1 2 29 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 2018
18. Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 25 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 119   Ricky Rubio 22 5 3 5 0 5 5 34 8-14 .571 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 2019
19. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 15 2 1 1 0 0 4 25 6-14 .429 3-9 .333 0-0 -
Jazz 125   Ricky Rubio 25 4 5 1 0 0 4 36 8-14 .571 1-5 .200 8-10 .800