Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Drew Gooden and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Drew Gooden 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 23 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 15-8 winning record over Drew Gooden, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Drew Gooden

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Dirk Nowitzki


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Drew Gooden: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

23 Games played

19 in Regular Season

4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Drew Gooden	8	7	1
Dirk Nowitzki	15	12	3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Drew Gooden	11.0	7.3	0.8	0.7	0.3
Dirk Nowitzki	21.3	9.1	3.3	0.9	1.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Drew Gooden	26	20	3	3	2
Dirk Nowitzki	31	20	7	3	5

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Drew Gooden	2 games	8 games	1 game	8 games	1 game
Dirk Nowitzki	21 games	15 games	17 games	8 games	13 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	5 games	7 games	9 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	%
	Oct. 30, 2002
1.	Grizzlies	108	Drew Gooden	16	4	2	1	1	2	2	27	8-12	.667	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Mavericks	119	Dirk Nowitzki	20	11	7	1	1	4	2	41	10-20	.500	0-5	.000	0-1	.000
	Feb. 14, 2003
2.	Grizzlies	103	Drew Gooden	7	5	0	0	1	2	3	16	2-7	.286	1-2	.500	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	110	Dirk Nowitzki	31	6	1	2	1	3	3	42	12-19	.632	2-6	.333	5-5	1.000
	Feb. 25, 2003
3.	Magic	98	Drew Gooden	20	10	2	1	1	3	5	42	6-14	.429	0-1	.000	8-9	.889
	Mavericks	93	Dirk Nowitzki	26	7	0	2	3	2	4	41	10-21	.476	3-8	.375	3-5	.600
	Apr. 05, 2003
4.	Magic	90	Drew Gooden	9	8	0	0	0	5	1	24	2-4	.500	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Mavericks	108	Dirk Nowitzki	29	6	4	0	0	2	3	44	10-22	.455	2-6	.333	7-8	.875


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 28, 2004
5.	Magic	88	Drew Gooden	20	10	0	0	1	4	1	32	9-16	.563	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	118	Dirk Nowitzki	25	9	2	3	2	0	2	34	11-19	.579	3-3	1.000	0-1	.000


2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 26, 2005
6.	Cavaliers	86	Drew Gooden	16	8	2	1	2	0	0	30	5-13	.385	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Mavericks	117	Dirk Nowitzki	11	14	2	0	5	3	3	31	3-12	.250	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Apr. 03, 2005
7.	Cavaliers	100	Drew Gooden	6	13	3	3	0	1	0	28	2-8	.250	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	80	Dirk Nowitzki	21	7	3	0	2	2	2	40	8-19	.421	3-4	.750	2-2	1.000


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 14, 2006
8.	Cavaliers	87	Drew Gooden	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	28	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mavericks	91	Dirk Nowitzki	30	13	6	0	2	1	0	45	12-28	.429	1-3	.333	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 29, 2006
9.	Cavaliers	107	Drew Gooden	9	7	0	0	0	0	1	24	4-7	.571	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Mavericks	94	Dirk Nowitzki	29	5	3	2	0	2	2	39	9-18	.500	2-4	.500	9-12	.750


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 01, 2007
10.	Cavaliers	92	Drew Gooden	4	6	1	1	0	1	1	29	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mavericks	95	Dirk Nowitzki	24	11	7	0	0	2	3	39	9-19	.474	0-1	.000	6-6	1.000
	Mar. 21, 2007
11.	Cavaliers	90	Drew Gooden	19	8	1	2	0	2	2	35	7-13	.538	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Mavericks	98	Dirk Nowitzki	23	9	6	1	1	4	3	44	9-24	.375	2-7	.286	3-3	1.000


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 31, 2007
12.	Cavaliers	74	Drew Gooden	12	10	2	1	0	2	4	40	5-12	.417	0-0	-	2-5	.400
	Mavericks	92	Dirk Nowitzki	15	8	6	0	2	2	3	37	6-15	.400	0-2	.000	3-5	.600
	Dec. 27, 2007
13.	Cavaliers	88	Drew Gooden	7	9	1	0	0	1	2	35	2-11	.182	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Mavericks	81	Dirk Nowitzki	19	20	1	0	1	1	1	40	6-17	.353	0-2	.000	7-8	.875
	Feb. 25, 2008
14.	Bulls	94	Drew Gooden	17	8	0	2	0	1	1	38	7-15	.467	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Mavericks	102	Dirk Nowitzki	29	10	4	1	1	6	3	39	10-19	.526	3-3	1.000	6-6	1.000


2008-09 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 13, 2008
15.	Bulls	98	Drew Gooden	8	8	0	1	0	0	4	32	3-10	.300	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	91	Dirk Nowitzki	12	6	5	0	1	2	1	38	5-17	.294	0-3	.000	2-3	.667


2009 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 18, 2009
16.	Spurs	97	Drew Gooden	8	4	1	0	0	0	2	18	3-9	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	105	Dirk Nowitzki	19	8	2	1	1	2	3	38	7-15	.467	0-2	.000	5-5	1.000
	Apr. 20, 2009
17.	Spurs	105	Drew Gooden	13	3	0	1	0	2	2	19	6-9	.667	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Mavericks	84	Dirk Nowitzki	14	6	3	2	0	0	1	39	3-14	.214	0-4	.000	8-9	.889
	Apr. 23, 2009
18.	Spurs	67	Drew Gooden	6	5	0	0	1	1	5	26	2-12	.167	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	88	Dirk Nowitzki	20	7	2	0	1	1	1	27	8-12	.667	0-1	.000	4-4	1.000
	Apr. 25, 2009
19.	Spurs	90	Drew Gooden	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	08	0-3	.000	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Mavericks	99	Dirk Nowitzki	12	13	1	1	1	3	2	41	4-9	.444	0-0	-	4-5	.800


2009-10 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 23, 2010
20.	Clippers	96	Drew Gooden	26	20	2	2	1	2	3	39	8-21	.381	0-0	-	10-10	1.000
	Mavericks	106	Dirk Nowitzki	18	2	2	1	0	1	3	19	8-11	.727	1-1	1.000	1-1	1.000


2010-11 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 13, 2010
21.	Bucks	103	Drew Gooden	8	4	0	1	0	0	4	22	4-9	.444	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mavericks	99	Dirk Nowitzki	30	7	3	1	2	3	4	39	12-24	.500	3-6	.500	3-3	1.000


2011-12 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 13, 2012
22.	Bucks	76	Drew Gooden	8	3	2	0	0	4	2	23	4-9	.444	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mavericks	102	Dirk Nowitzki	11	5	2	0	0	0	0	22	4-7	.571	1-2	.500	2-2	1.000


2012-13 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 26, 2013
23.	Bucks	95	Drew Gooden	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	16	4-9	.444	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mavericks	90	Dirk Nowitzki	21	20	3	2	0	3	1	35	8-16	.500	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000