Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas 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 / 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, 7 more than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 14. Dirk Nowitzki had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Jonas Valanciunas	14	8	2012-13 to 2025-26

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


Rookie Season
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	1998-99	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second 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		%
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:	+15	+3.5	+0.7	+1.1	+1.4	+2.6	+0.3	+0.3	+0.7	-0.1	-0.8	+0.4	+1.2	+.152	+0.3	+1.4		+0.3	+0.3	+.016
Jonas Valanciunas	62	23.9	8.9	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.0	3.3	5.9	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.0	.789

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Jonas Valanciunas played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	1999-00	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Raptors Lost East 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:	+1	+7.6	+6.2	+1.6	+0.8	+2.3	+1.8	+0.5	+0.1			+1.9	+5.3	+.070	+1.4	+3.7		+1.1	+1.0	+.068
Jonas Valanciunas	81	28.2	11.3	2.8	6.0	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.1	4.4	8.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.2	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jonas Valanciunas	7	28.6	10.9	2.7	7.0	9.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.7	3.1	4.4	7.0	.633	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.1	.636


Season 3
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2000-01	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+2	+11.9	+9.8	+1.2	+1.7	+0.5	+1.6	+0.6		-0.5	-0.2	+2.5	+7.0	+.098	+1.8	+4.8		+2.8	+3.1	+.052
Jonas Valanciunas	80	26.2	12.0	2.7	6.0	8.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	1.4	2.8	4.7	8.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.5	.786

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:	+6	+13.4	+12.1	+0.9	+0.3	+1.2	+0.9	+0.6	+0.5	-0.4	-1.9	+2.1	+6.8	+.077	+1.3	+4.6		+6.5	+7.4	+.008
Jonas Valanciunas	4	26.5	11.3	2.3	7.0	9.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.8	4.8	9.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.0	.875


Season 4
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2001-02	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Raptors Lost East 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:	+16	+12.0	+10.6	+1.5	+2.3	+0.8	+1.7	+0.7	+0.3	-0.5	-0.3	+2.8	+7.7	+.088	+1.8	+4.6		+3.1	+3.2	+.092
Jonas Valanciunas	60	26.0	12.8	3.1	6.1	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.6	5.1	8.9	.565	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.761

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:	+4	+17.8	+14.6	+1.9	+4.2	+2.3	+1.4	+1.2	+0.4	-1.3	-0.7	+3.4	+10.5	+.122	+2.0	+3.5		+5.7	+6.0	+.134
Jonas Valanciunas	12	26.8	13.8	4.0	6.8	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.5	2.7	5.7	10.0	.567	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.744


Season 5
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2002-03	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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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:		+13.2	+13.1	+1.8	+2.2	+0.4	+2.3	+0.9	+0.2	-0.6	-0.1	+3.7	+9.8	+.094	+1.9	+4.9		+3.8	+4.2	+.070
Jonas Valanciunas	80	25.8	12.0	2.8	6.7	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.9	8.8	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.7	.811

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:	+7	+19.9	+14.1		+4.8	+4.8	+2.0	+1.0	+0.3	-1.1	-0.9	+4.4	+10.3	+.064	+1.6	+3.5	+.443	+3.7	+3.3	+.185
Jonas Valanciunas	10	22.6	11.2	0.9	5.8	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.4	8.1	.543	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.727


Season 6
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2003-04	2017-18
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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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:		+15.5	+9.1	+1.2	+1.3	+0.1	+1.6	+0.8	+0.5	-0.3	-0.3	+2.8	+8.1	+.106	+0.9	+2.8	+.064	+2.6	+2.8	+.071
Jonas Valanciunas	77	22.4	12.7	2.4	6.2	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.5	2.5	5.1	8.9	.568	0.4	1.0	.405	2.2	2.7	.806

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:	+5	+17.8	+12.0	+0.4	+1.7	+1.3	+0.2	+1.0	+1.1	-0.7	-1.0	+3.2	+9.3	+.092	+1.2	+2.5	+.067	+4.4	+5.0	+.033
Jonas Valanciunas	10	24.4	14.6	3.0	7.5	10.5	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.2	5.8	10.7	.542	0.2	0.5	.400	2.8	3.4	.824


Season 7
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2004-05	2018-19
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Did not play

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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:	+29	+16.4	+10.5	+1.0	+2.1	+1.1	+1.7	+0.8	+0.4	-0.5	-0.2	+2.4	+7.5	+.100	+0.9	+1.9	+.107	+4.9	+5.3	+.074
Jonas Valanciunas	49	22.3	15.6	2.2	6.4	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	1.8	3.0	6.1	11.0	.559	0.3	1.0	.292	3.0	3.8	.795

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
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2005-06	2019-20
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Did not play

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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:	+11	+11.7	+11.7	+1.6	+0.6	+2.3	+0.9	+0.3	+0.1	-0.1	-0.6	+3.1	+8.7	+.105	+0.9	+2.0	+.054	+4.6	+4.5	+.161
Jonas Valanciunas	70	26.4	14.9	3.0	8.2	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	1.8	2.6	6.2	10.6	.585	0.5	1.3	.352	2.1	2.9	.740

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
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2006-07	2020-21
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+16	+7.9	+7.5	+2.5	+1.1	+3.6	+1.6	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-0.7	+1.5	+5.2	+.090	+0.6	+1.3	+.048	+3.9	+3.8	+.131
Jonas Valanciunas	62	28.3	17.1	4.1	8.4	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.9	1.6	2.9	7.1	12.0	.592	0.3	0.9	.368	2.5	3.3	.773

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:	+1	+6.6	+4.7	+0.2	+1.4	+1.5	+0.3	+1.2	+0.7	-0.3	-0.3	+0.6	+4.1	+.186	+0.3	+1.6	+.039	+5.6	+6.7	+.035
Jonas Valanciunas	5	33.2	15.0	4.0	5.8	9.8	2.6	0.6	0.6	2.0	3.6	6.6	11.6	.569	0.4	1.6	.250	1.4	1.6	.875


Season 10
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2007-08	2021-22
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pelicans Lost West 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:	+3	+5.7	+5.8	+1.9	+1.0	+2.8	+0.9	+0.1	+0.1	-0.3	-0.7	+1.3	+4.4	+.065	+0.2	+0.8	+.002	+3.0	+3.2	+.059
Jonas Valanciunas	74	30.3	17.8	3.1	8.3	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	2.4	3.3	6.9	12.7	.544	0.8	2.1	.361	3.2	3.9	.820

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	+13.0	+12.3	+3.5	+1.2	+2.3	+1.0	+0.5	+1.2		-0.2	+3.1	+6.9	+.012	+1.0	+2.6	+.166	+5.1	+6.1	+.039
Jonas Valanciunas	6	29.2	14.5	5.5	8.8	14.3	3.0	0.7	0.2	2.0	2.8	5.5	11.3	.485	0.2	1.0	.167	3.3	4.3	.769


Season 11
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2008-09	2022-23
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+2	+12.8	+11.8	+1.7		+1.8	+0.6	+0.5	+0.1	-0.1	-0.9	+4.0	+9.7	+.068	+0.3	+0.7	+.010	+3.7	+3.9	+.064
Jonas Valanciunas	79	24.9	14.1	2.8	7.3	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	2.0	3.1	5.6	10.3	.547	0.5	1.4	.349	2.3	2.8	.826

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
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2009-10	2023-24
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+14.0	+12.8	+1.3	+0.2	+1.1	+0.6	+0.5	+0.2	-0.4	-0.1	+4.0	+9.7	+.078	+0.1		+.113	+4.6	+4.7	+.130
Jonas Valanciunas	82	23.5	12.2	2.3	6.5	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	1.4	2.7	4.9	8.8	.559	0.5	1.5	.308	2.0	2.5	.785

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
difference:	+2	+16.3	+12.2	+3.3	+0.5	+2.8	+1.7	+0.3	+0.7	-0.8	-0.2	+4.2	+7.2	+.023	+0.7	+0.9	+.571	+3.2	+2.7	+.128
Jonas Valanciunas	4	22.5	14.5	4.5	6.5	11.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	2.5	2.3	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	3.5	4.3	.824


Season 13
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2010-11	2024-25
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did not play

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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:	+8	+15.5	+12.6	+1.6	+0.9	+0.7	+0.6			-0.4	-0.2	+4.1	+8.5	+.033	+0.8	+1.8	+.177	+3.6	+4.1	+.013
Jonas Valanciunas	81	18.8	10.4	2.3	5.4	7.7	2.0	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.2	4.3	7.7	.550	0.1	0.5	.216	1.8	2.0	.879

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
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Dirk Nowitzki	Jonas Valanciunas
Season	2011-12	2025-26
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play (season in progress)

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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:	+30	+20.5	+13.4	+0.6	+2.8	+2.2	+1.0	+0.5		-0.8	-0.1	+4.2	+10.8	+.128	+1.2	+3.0	+.118	+3.8	+4.0	+.141
Jonas Valanciunas	32	13.0	8.2	1.3	3.2	4.5	1.2	0.2	0.5	1.1	2.0	3.4	5.9	.585	0.1	0.4	.250	1.3	1.7	.755

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
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Dirk Nowitzki played 7 seasons more than Jonas Valanciunas in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 15 to 21, from 2013 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in 3 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Jonas Valanciunas, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-Star Game

Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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