Dirk Nowitzki vs. Shaedon Sharpe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaedon Sharpe 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

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, 17 more than Shaedon Sharpe, who played 4. Dirk Nowitzki had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Shaedon Sharpe had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Shaedon Sharpe 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dirk Nowitzki Shaedon Sharpe
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+33+1.8+1.7+0.1+0.4+0.4+0.2+0.1+0.3-0.6-0.5+0.9+1.0+.067+1.0+2.1+.154+1.2+1.4+.059
Shaedon Sharpe 80 22.2 9.9 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.8 8.1 .472 1.3 3.5 .360 0.9 1.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Shaedon Sharpe played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dirk Nowitzki Shaedon Sharpe
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+50+2.7+1.6+0.1+1.5+1.5+0.4+0.1+0.4-0.6-0.3+0.8+.055+0.5+1.9+.046+0.4+0.5+.006
Shaedon Sharpe 32 33.1 15.9 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 13.6 .406 1.9 5.6 .333 3.1 3.7 .824
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Shaedon Sharpe played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dirk Nowitzki Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2000-012024-25
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+6.8+3.3+0.6+4.1+4.7+0.7+0.1+1.0-0.2-1.3+0.3+0.1+.022+0.2+1.8+.076+2.9+3.2+.053
Shaedon Sharpe 72 31.3 18.5 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.8 0.9 0.2 2.1 1.7 6.9 15.3 .452 2.0 6.6 .311 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Shaedon Sharpe DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Dirk Nowitzki Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2001-022025-26
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+48+8.6+1.4+0.4+5.2+5.5+0.4+0.8-1.2-0.7+0.3+1.3+.017+0.2+1.5+.064+2.3+2.2+.091
Shaedon Sharpe 28 29.4 22.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.4 1.5 0.2 3.1 2.2 8.2 17.9 .460 2.0 6.1 .333 3.5 4.6 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Shaedon Sharpe DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dirk Nowitzki played 17 seasons more than Shaedon Sharpe 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 Shaedon Sharpe, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 13 All-Star Game
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