Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Kerr and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Kerr 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.

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Steve Kerr has a 12-6 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 5-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Kerr:
1988-89 to 2002-03
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
18 Games played
12 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Kerr
12
7
5
Dirk Nowitzki
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 5.0 0.7 0.7 0.30.0
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5 7.5 1.81.30.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 12 3 2 20
Dirk Nowitzki 42 18 6 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 1

game
0

games
4

games
2

games
0

games
Dirk Nowitzki 16

games
17

games
12

games
11

games
12

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
2

games
5

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1999
1. Spurs 95   Steve Kerr 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 22 2-7 .286 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 11 6 1 1 2 3 4 26 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Mar. 27, 1999
2. Spurs 99   Steve Kerr 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Mavericks 77   Dirk Nowitzki 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1999
3. Spurs 86   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 12 13 4 1 0 2 1 32 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 22, 1999
4. Spurs 103   Steve Kerr 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 76   Dirk Nowitzki 8 5 0 2 0 2 5 40 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
5. Spurs 106   Steve Kerr 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 16 12 2 1 1 0 2 34 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 14, 1999
6. Spurs 111   Steve Kerr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 29 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2000
7. Spurs 77   Steve Kerr 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 3 0 3 0 3 36 8-20 .400 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 2001
8. Spurs 94   Steve Kerr 9 3 1 1 0 1 1 16 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 9 7 0 0 1 2 4 28 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
May. 07, 2001
9. Spurs 100   Steve Kerr 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 3-5 .600 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 2 2 1 0 3 39 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
May. 09, 2001
10. Spurs 104   Steve Kerr 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 21 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 1 0 1 0 2 28 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
May. 12, 2001
11. Spurs 108   Steve Kerr 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 30 9 1 1 0 1 5 42 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
May. 14, 2001
12. Spurs 105   Steve Kerr 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 42 18 2 6 1 3 2 47 14-24 .583 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2001
13. Trail Blazers 103   Steve Kerr 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 06 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 10 3 0 0 2 0 1 15 4-9 .444 0-4 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 14, 2002
14. Trail Blazers 132   Steve Kerr 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 13 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 19 3 1 2 0 5 2 24 5-13 .385 3-7 .429 6-6 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 2003
15. Spurs 87   Steve Kerr 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 14 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 22 6 1 2 2 1 4 37 7-17 .412 2-9 .222 6-8 .750
Mar. 20, 2003
16. Spurs 112   Steve Kerr 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 07 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
OT Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 34 12 2 0 1 5 5 51 10-24 .417 1-6 .167 13-14 .929
Apr. 16, 2003
17. Spurs 72   Steve Kerr 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 25 10 6 4 0 3 3 38 9-24 .375 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 2003
18. Spurs 96   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 2 1 1 3 2 40 7-20 .350 1-4 .250 0-0 -