Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Johnson and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Johnson 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 16 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 12-4 winning record over James Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Johnson:
2009-10 to 2024-25
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Johnson
4
4
0
Dirk Nowitzki
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 7.4 3.4 2.4 0.60.9
Dirk Nowitzki 18.3 6.8 2.41.40.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 17 7 7 34
Dirk Nowitzki 31 13 6 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 0

games
2

games
7

games
3

games
6

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Dirk Nowitzki 14

games
12

games
7

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9

games
5

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Both had same stat 2

games
2

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2

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4

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 06, 2010
1. Bulls 116   James Johnson 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 04 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 27 5 2 1 2 3 3 37 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 17, 2010
2. Bulls 106   James Johnson 11 3 2 0 1 5 2 25 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 26 7 5 3 0 2 2 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 2011
3. Raptors 96   James Johnson 8 7 7 2 2 0 2 36 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 31 13 2 0 1 2 0 34 11-20 .550 2-4 .500 7-10 .700
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2011
4. Raptors 86   James Johnson 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 4 4 1 2 0 31 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2013
5. Kings 112   James Johnson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 17 9 3 1 0 2 3 40 7-21 .333 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Feb. 13, 2013
6. Kings 100   James Johnson 16 6 4 0 0 4 1 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 17 8 6 3 1 2 1 30 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 05, 2013
7. Kings 108   James Johnson 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 2 1 0 0 2 29 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2013
8. Grizzlies 91   James Johnson 11 2 2 1 0 1 1 20 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 20 6 5 2 1 2 3 27 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 2014
9. Grizzlies 96   James Johnson 17 1 1 0 4 1 3 25 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 26 6 3 2 0 2 1 34 10-14 .714 3-4 .750 3-4 .750
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2014
10. Raptors 102   James Johnson 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 15 8 1 0 1 0 2 32 6-19 .316 1-7 .143 2-3 .667
Feb. 24, 2015
11. Raptors 92   James Johnson 6 4 2 3 1 3 3 26 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 18 9 1 1 0 1 0 33 7-18 .389 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2017
12. Heat 99   James Johnson 5 7 4 0 0 3 1 32 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 19 4 1 2 0 1 2 29 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 3-5 .600
Feb. 27, 2017
13. Heat 89   James Johnson 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 31 4-12 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 8 12 1 0 1 0 1 26 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2018
14. Heat 95   James Johnson 6 0 6 1 2 2 2 29 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 10 6 1 1 1 0 3 27 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 2019
15. Heat 112   James Johnson 12 4 3 1 0 2 3 26 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 12 2 0 1 0 0 1 17 5-14 .357 2-10 .200 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2019
16. Heat 105   James Johnson 9 3 2 0 2 1 4 30 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 28 5-13 .385 3-9 .333 0-0 -