Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Dirk Nowitzki, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Dirk Nowitzki played 21 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Dirk Nowitzki had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Dirk Nowitzki	21	15	1998-99 to 2018-19
Jermaine O'Neal	18	14	1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	1998-99	1996-97
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+2	+10.2	+4.1		+0.7	+0.6	+0.8	+0.6		-1.0	-1.2	+1.4	+3.7	+.046	+0.3	+1.4		+1.1	+1.0	+.170
Jermaine O'Neal	45	10.2	4.1	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.5	3.4	.451	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.603

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	1.0	.000


Season 2
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	1999-00	1997-98
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+22	+22.3	+13.0	+0.1	+3.2	+3.1	+2.2	+0.5	+0.2	-0.8	-1.4	+4.4	+9.7	+.024	+1.4	+3.7		+2.7	+2.7	+.324
Jermaine O'Neal	60	13.5	4.5	1.3	2.0	3.4	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.9	1.7	1.9	3.9	.485	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.506

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2000-01	1998-99
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+46	+29.5	+19.3	+0.3	+6.2	+6.5	+1.7	+0.9	+0.8	-1.5	-1.9	+6.2	+12.9	+.040	+1.8	+4.8		+5.0	+5.6	+.324
Jermaine O'Neal	36	8.6	2.5	1.2	1.5	2.7	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.0	2.3	.434	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.514

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+33.9	+21.8	+0.5	+5.7	+6.2	+1.3	+1.1	+0.5	-1.2	-2.5	+6.5	+15.2	+.023	+1.3	+4.6		+7.6	+8.1	+.383
Jermaine O'Neal	9	6.0	1.6	0.9	1.0	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.1	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500


Season 4
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2001-02	1999-00
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+6	+25.7	+19.5	+0.2	+6.5	+6.6	+2.1	+0.9	+0.2	-1.2	-1.1	+6.4	+13.4	+.009	+1.8	+4.6		+5.0	+5.4	+.271
Jermaine O'Neal	70	12.3	3.9	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.8	1.5	3.2	.486	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.582

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+39.7	+26.9	+1.8	+10.4	+12.2	+2.2	+2.0	+0.4	-2.8	-2.3	+8.7	+19.1	+.172	+2.0	+3.5		+7.3	+8.2	+.211
Jermaine O'Neal	8	4.9	1.5	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.1	0.4	1.4	.273	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.667


Season 5
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2002-03	2000-01
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	80	39.0	25.1	1.0	8.9	9.9	3.0	1.4	1.0	1.9	2.6	8.6	18.6	.463	1.9	4.9	.379	6.0	6.9	.881
difference:	+1	+6.4	+12.2	+2.1	+2.2	+0.1	+1.8	+0.8	+1.8	-0.1	-0.9	+3.6	+7.9	+.002	+1.9	+4.8	+.379	+3.1	+2.1	+.280
Jermaine O'Neal	81	32.6	12.9	3.1	6.7	9.8	1.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	3.5	5.0	10.7	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.8	.601

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	17	42.5	25.3	0.9	10.6	11.5	2.2	1.2	0.9	2.4	3.1	8.8	18.4	.479	1.6	3.6	.443	6.1	6.6	.912
difference:	+13	+3.2	+15.5	+2.1	+1.1	+1.0	+0.4	+1.2	+1.6	-0.6	-0.2	+4.5	+8.6	+.043	+1.6	+3.3	+.443	+4.8	+4.1	+.412
Jermaine O'Neal	4	39.3	9.8	3.0	9.5	12.5	1.8	0.0	2.5	1.8	3.3	4.3	9.8	.436	0.0	0.3	.000	1.3	2.5	.500


Season 6
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2003-04	2001-02
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	37.9	21.8	1.2	7.5	8.7	2.7	1.2	1.4	1.8	2.8	7.9	17.0	.462	1.3	3.8	.341	4.8	5.5	.877
difference:	+5	+0.3	+2.8	+1.4	+0.4	+1.8	+1.1	+0.6	+0.9	-0.6	-0.9	+0.4	+1.3	+.017	+1.3	+3.6	+.270	+0.9	+0.2	+.189
Jermaine O'Neal	72	37.6	19.0	2.6	7.9	10.5	1.6	0.6	2.3	2.4	3.7	7.5	15.7	.479	0.0	0.2	.071	3.9	5.7	.688

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	42.2	26.6	2.6	9.2	11.8	1.4	1.4	2.6	1.2	3.2	9.0	20.0	.450	1.4	3.0	.467	7.2	8.4	.857
difference:		+4.2	+9.4	+1.4	+2.8	+4.2	+0.4	+0.6	+1.0	-1.6	-1.6	+2.2	+4.8	+.003	+1.4	+2.8	+.467	+3.6	+3.6	+.107
Jermaine O'Neal	5	38.0	17.2	1.2	6.4	7.6	1.0	0.8	1.6	2.8	4.8	6.8	15.2	.447	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.8	.750


Season 7
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2004-05	2002-03
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	78	38.7	26.1	1.2	8.5	9.7	3.1	1.2	1.5	2.3	2.8	8.5	18.5	.459	1.2	2.9	.399	7.9	9.1	.869
difference:	+1	+1.5	+5.3	+1.4	+0.8	+0.6	+1.1	+0.3	+0.8		-0.8	+0.6	+2.1	+.025	+1.1	+2.6	+.066	+3.1	+2.5	+.138
Jermaine O'Neal	77	37.2	20.8	2.6	7.7	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.3	2.3	3.6	7.9	16.4	.484	0.1	0.3	.333	4.8	6.6	.731

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	13	42.5	23.7	1.9	8.2	10.1	3.3	1.4	1.6	2.5	3.2	7.9	19.7	.402	0.8	2.3	.333	7.1	8.5	.829
difference:	+7	+3.0	+0.9	+2.1	+5.3	+7.4	+2.6	+0.9	+1.4	-0.5	-0.5	+0.7	+4.4	+.065	+0.8	+1.8	+.333	+1.4	+2.3	+.044
Jermaine O'Neal	6	45.5	22.8	4.0	13.5	17.5	0.7	0.5	3.0	3.0	3.7	7.2	15.3	.467	0.0	0.5	.000	8.5	10.8	.785


Season 8
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2005-06	2003-04
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	38.1	26.6	1.4	7.6	9.0	2.8	0.7	1.0	1.9	2.0	9.3	19.3	.480	1.4	3.3	.406	6.7	7.4	.901
difference:	+3	+2.4	+6.5	+1.1	+0.1	+1.0	+0.7	+0.1	+1.6	-0.4	-1.2	+1.5	+1.4	+.046	+1.4	+3.1	+.295	+2.2	+1.5	+.144
Jermaine O'Neal	78	35.7	20.1	2.5	7.5	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	2.3	3.2	7.8	17.9	.434	0.0	0.2	.111	4.5	5.9	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	23	42.7	27.0	2.0	9.6	11.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	2.1	2.8	8.5	18.2	.468	1.0	2.9	.343	8.9	10.0	.895
difference:	+7	+5.1	+7.8	+0.2	+2.3	+2.6	+1.7	+0.6	+1.7	-0.3	-0.5	+1.3	+1.2	+.045	+1.0	+2.6	+.343	+4.1	+3.1	+.195
Jermaine O'Neal	16	37.6	19.2	1.8	7.3	9.1	1.2	0.5	2.3	1.8	3.3	7.2	17.0	.423	0.0	0.3	.000	4.8	6.9	.700


Season 9
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2006-07	2004-05
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	78	36.2	24.6	1.6	7.3	8.9	3.4	0.7	0.8	2.1	2.2	8.6	17.2	.502	0.9	2.2	.416	6.4	7.1	.904
difference:	+34	+1.4	+0.3	+0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+1.5	+0.1	+1.2	-0.9	-1.7	+0.2	+2.2	+.050	+0.9	+2.1	+.249	+0.3	+1.8	+.150
Jermaine O'Neal	44	34.8	24.3	1.9	6.9	8.8	1.9	0.6	2.0	3.0	3.9	8.8	19.4	.452	0.0	0.1	.167	6.7	8.9	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	6	39.8	19.7	4.2	7.2	11.3	2.3	1.8	1.3	2.3	3.3	6.0	15.7	.383	0.7	3.2	.211	7.0	8.3	.840
difference:	+7	+3.0	+3.7	+2.6	+0.8	+3.3	+0.1	+1.3	+1.3	-0.5	-0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+.018	+0.7	+3.0	+.211	+2.8	+2.8	+.090
Jermaine O'Neal	13	36.8	16.0	1.6	6.4	8.0	2.2	0.5	2.6	2.8	3.7	5.9	16.2	.365	0.0	0.2	.000	4.2	5.5	.750


Season 10
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2007-08	2005-06
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	36.0	23.6	1.2	7.3	8.6	3.5	0.7	0.9	2.1	2.6	8.2	17.1	.479	1.0	2.9	.359	6.2	7.1	.879
difference:	+26	+0.7	+3.5	+0.8		+0.7	+0.9	+0.2	+1.4	-0.9	-0.9	+0.7	+1.3	+.007	+0.9	+2.7	+.059	+1.1	+0.1	+.170
Jermaine O'Neal	51	35.3	20.1	2.0	7.3	9.3	2.6	0.5	2.3	3.0	3.5	7.5	15.8	.472	0.1	0.2	.300	5.1	7.2	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	42.2	26.8	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.0	0.2	1.4	2.0	2.6	8.6	18.2	.473	1.2	3.6	.333	8.4	10.4	.808
difference:	+1	+6.2	+5.8	+0.5	+4.0	+4.5	+2.3	+0.3	+0.9	-2.3	-2.1	+1.3	+4.2	+.051	+1.2	+3.3	+.333	+2.1	+1.6	+.091
Jermaine O'Neal	6	36.0	21.0	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.7	0.5	2.3	4.3	4.7	7.3	14.0	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	6.3	8.8	.717


Season 11
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2008-09	2006-07
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	37.7	25.9	1.1	7.3	8.4	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.9	2.2	9.6	20.0	.479	0.8	2.1	.359	6.0	6.7	.890
difference:	+12	+2.1	+6.5	+1.1	+0.1	+1.2		+0.1	+1.8	-1.0	-1.2	+2.4	+3.5	+.043	+0.8	+2.0	+.359	+1.0	+0.2	+.123
Jermaine O'Neal	69	35.6	19.4	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.4	0.7	2.6	2.9	3.4	7.2	16.5	.436	0.0	0.1	.000	5.0	6.5	.767

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	10	39.4	26.8	1.2	8.9	10.1	3.1	0.9	0.8	2.3	2.1	8.8	17.0	.518	0.6	2.1	.286	8.6	9.3	.925
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2009-10	2007-08
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	37.5	25.0	1.0	6.7	7.7	2.7	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.6	8.9	18.5	.481	0.6	1.5	.421	6.6	7.2	.915
difference:	+39	+8.8	+11.4	+1.0	+1.9	+1.0	+0.5	+0.4	+1.1	-0.7	-0.5	+3.5	+6.3	+.042	+0.6	+1.4	+.421	+3.7	+3.3	+.173
Jermaine O'Neal	42	28.7	13.6	2.0	4.8	6.7	2.2	0.5	2.1	2.5	3.1	5.4	12.2	.439	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	3.9	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	6	38.8	26.7	1.2	7.0	8.2	3.0	0.8	0.7	1.7	2.5	9.7	17.7	.547	0.7	1.2	.571	6.7	7.0	.952
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2010-11	2008-09
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	73	34.3	23.0	0.7	6.3	7.0	2.6	0.5	0.6	1.9	2.4	8.4	16.2	.517	0.9	2.3	.393	5.4	6.1	.892
difference:	+5	+4.5	+9.7	+1.2	+1.8	+0.6	+0.8	+0.1	+1.4	-0.2	-0.7	+3.0	+4.9	+.043	+0.9	+2.3		+2.8	+2.8	+.104
Jermaine O'Neal	68	29.8	13.3	1.9	4.5	6.4	1.8	0.4	2.0	2.1	3.1	5.4	11.3	.474	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.3	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	21	39.3	27.7	0.6	7.6	8.1	2.5	0.6	0.6	3.1	2.2	9.1	18.9	.485	1.1	2.4	.460	8.3	8.9	.941
difference:	+15	+12.3	+14.4	+0.6	+4.3	+3.6	+1.0	+0.1	+0.9	-1.4	-0.8	+4.4	+10.4	+.064	+1.1	+2.4		+4.3	+3.6	+.191
Jermaine O'Neal	6	27.0	13.3	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	1.7	3.0	4.7	8.5	.549	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.750


Season 14
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2011-12	2009-10
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	62	33.5	21.6	0.7	6.0	6.7	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.9	2.1	7.6	16.7	.457	1.3	3.4	.368	5.1	5.7	.896
difference:	+8	+5.1	+8.0	+1.1	+0.8	+0.2	+0.9	+0.3	+0.9	-0.1	-0.9	+2.0	+6.1	+.072	+1.3	+3.4		+2.8	+2.5	+.176
Jermaine O'Neal	70	28.4	13.6	1.8	5.2	6.9	1.3	0.4	1.4	1.8	3.0	5.6	10.6	.529	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.2	.720

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	4	38.5	26.8	0.8	5.5	6.3	1.8	0.8	0.0	2.5	2.3	8.5	19.3	.442	0.3	1.5	.167	9.5	10.5	.905
difference:	+1	+15.1	+22.6	+1.2	+1.9	+0.7	+0.8		+2.0	-1.1	-0.3	+6.7	+10.5	+.237	+0.3	+1.5		+8.9	+9.1	+.476
Jermaine O'Neal	5	23.4	4.2	2.0	3.6	5.6	1.0	0.8	2.0	1.4	2.6	1.8	8.8	.205	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.4	.429


Season 15
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2012-13	2010-11
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	53	31.3	17.3	0.7	6.2	6.8	2.5	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.8	6.5	13.7	.471	1.2	3.0	.414	3.1	3.6	.860
difference:	+29	+13.3	+11.9	+0.3	+3.6	+3.1	+2.0	+0.6	+0.6	-0.2	-0.9	+4.4	+9.2	+.012	+1.2	+3.0		+1.9	+1.8	+.186
Jermaine O'Neal	24	18.0	5.4	1.0	2.6	3.7	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.1	2.7	2.1	4.5	.459	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.8	.674

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	9	21.9	5.8	1.7	2.6	4.2	0.9	0.2	1.8	0.9	3.8	2.3	4.8	.488	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.2	.909


Season 16
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2013-14	2011-12
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	80	32.9	21.7	0.5	5.7	6.2	2.7	0.9	0.6	1.5	2.1	7.9	15.9	.497	1.6	4.1	.398	4.2	4.7	.899
difference:	+55	+10.1	+16.7	+1.0	+1.8	+0.8	+2.3	+0.6	+1.1	-0.7	-1.1	+5.8	+11.1	+.064	+1.6	+4.1		+3.4	+3.5	+.222
Jermaine O'Neal	25	22.8	5.0	1.5	3.9	5.4	0.4	0.3	1.7	0.8	3.2	2.1	4.8	.433	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.677

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	7	37.6	19.1	0.7	7.3	8.0	1.6	0.9	0.9	2.1	2.9	7.7	18.0	.429	0.1	1.7	.083	3.6	4.4	.806
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2014-15	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	29.6	17.3	0.6	5.4	5.9	1.9	0.5	0.4	1.1	2.1	6.3	13.8	.459	1.4	3.6	.380	3.3	3.8	.882
difference:	+22	+10.9	+9.0	+0.9	+1.6	+0.6	+1.1	+0.2	+1.0	-0.2	-0.2	+3.0	+7.1	+.023	+1.4	+3.6		+1.6	+1.7	+.047
Jermaine O'Neal	55	18.7	8.3	1.5	3.8	5.3	0.8	0.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.3	6.7	.482	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.1	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	36.2	21.2	0.8	9.6	10.4	2.4	0.4	0.4	2.0	3.2	7.6	16.8	.452	0.8	3.4	.235	5.2	5.6	.929
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2015-16	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	75	31.5	18.3	0.7	5.8	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.1	2.1	6.6	14.8	.448	1.7	4.6	.368	3.3	3.7	.893
difference:	+31	+11.4	+10.4	+1.2	+2.2	+1.0	+1.2	+0.4	+0.2	-0.1	-0.2	+3.8	+9.2	+.056	+1.7	+4.6		+1.0	+0.7	+.143
Jermaine O'Neal	44	20.1	7.9	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.8	5.6	.504	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	34.0	20.4	0.6	4.2	4.8	1.6	0.4	0.6	1.4	1.8	8.2	16.6	.494	0.8	2.2	.364	3.2	3.4	.941
difference:	+2	+22.0	+14.4	+1.1	+2.5	+1.4	+1.5	+0.3	+0.2	-0.8	-0.1	+5.6	+12.0	+.069	+0.8	+2.2		+2.3	+2.3	+.191
Jermaine O'Neal	7	12.0	6.0	1.7	1.7	3.4	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.7	2.6	4.6	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.1	.750


Additional Years
* Dirk Nowitzki played 3 seasons more than Jermaine O'Neal in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 19 to 21, from 2017 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki didn't play in the postseason. In those 3 extra years over Jermaine O'Neal, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Dirk Nowitzki, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

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Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years