Gradey Dick vs. Dirk Nowitzki Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dirk Nowitzki and Gradey Dick, 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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 18 less than Dirk Nowitzki, who played 21. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki 21 15 1998-99 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gradey Dick Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Toronto RaptorsDallas Mavericks
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%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+13+0.7+0.3+0.4+0.8+1.2+0.1+0.6-0.8-0.7+0.3+0.3+.020+1.2+2.6+.159+1.4+1.8+.090
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 Gradey Dick nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gradey Dick Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2024-251999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsDallas Mavericks
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%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+28+6.4+3.1+0.4+2.4+2.9+0.7+0.1+0.6-0.2-0.9+1.4+1.6+.051+0.7+2.3+.029+1.0+1.3+.028
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 Gradey Dick nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Gradey Dick Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2025-262000-01
Team Toronto RaptorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 34 15.7 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.1 5.3 .397 0.9 2.9 .309 1.2 1.4 .837
difference:+48+22.4+15.5+1.1+6.3+7.3+1.4+0.3+1.1-1.4-1.8+5.1+9.9+.077+0.9+1.9+.078+4.3+5.2+.001
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Dirk Nowitzki played 18 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 21, from 2002 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 18 extra years over Gradey Dick, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 14 All-Star Game
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