Bennedict Mathurin vs. Dirk Nowitzki Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dirk Nowitzki and Bennedict Mathurin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bennedict Mathurin played 4 years in the NBA, 17 less than Dirk Nowitzki, who played 21. Bennedict Mathurin had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Dirk Nowitzki had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 4 | 1 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 21 | 15 | 1998-99 to 2018-19 |
Rookie Season |
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| Bennedict Mathurin | Dirk Nowitzki | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 1998-99 |
| Team | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | 78 | 28.5 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .434 | 1.3 | 4.0 | .323 | 4.8 | 5.8 | .828 |
| difference: | +31 | +8.1 | +8.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +2.4 | +5.1 | +.029 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.117 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +.055 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 47 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 | .405 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .206 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .773 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Bennedict Mathurin nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Bennedict Mathurin | Dirk Nowitzki | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 1999-00 |
| Team | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | 59 | 26.1 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.2 | .446 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .374 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .821 |
| difference: | +23 | +9.7 | +3.0 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +.015 | +0.1 | +.005 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.009 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 82 | 35.8 | 17.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 13.6 | .461 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .379 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .830 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Bennedict Mathurin nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Bennedict Mathurin | Dirk Nowitzki | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2000-01 |
| Team | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| Playoffs | Pacers Lost NBA Finals | Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | 72 | 29.8 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 11.8 | .458 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .340 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .831 |
| difference: | +10 | +8.3 | +5.7 | +0.3 | +3.6 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -0.7 | +1.8 | +3.4 | +.016 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.047 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +.007 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 82 | 38.1 | 21.8 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 15.2 | .474 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .387 | 5.5 | 6.6 | .838 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | 22 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .459 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .300 | 4.0 | 4.7 | .864 |
| difference: | +12 | +22.4 | +12.4 | +0.2 | +4.6 | +4.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -1.8 | +3.8 | +9.6 | +.036 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.017 | +4.3 | +4.7 | +.019 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 10 | 39.9 | 23.4 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 16.3 | .423 | 1.3 | 4.6 | .283 | 8.3 | 9.4 | .883 |
Season 4 |
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| Bennedict Mathurin | Dirk Nowitzki | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2001-02 |
| Team | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | 22 | 32.5 | 18.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 13.7 | .429 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .370 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .861 |
| difference: | +54 | +5.5 | +5.1 | +0.7 | +3.7 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -0.4 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +.048 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +.027 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.008 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 76 | 38.0 | 23.4 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 16.6 | .477 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .397 | 5.8 | 6.8 | .853 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bennedict Mathurin | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 8 | 44.6 | 28.4 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 20.5 | .445 | 2.0 | 3.5 | .571 | 8.1 | 9.3 | .878 |
Additional Years |
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* Dirk Nowitzki played 17 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 21, from 2003 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in 13 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 13 All-Star Game |