Robert Horry vs. Dirk Nowitzki Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dirk Nowitzki and Robert Horry, 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.

Robert Horry played 16 years in the NBA, 5 less than Dirk Nowitzki, who played 21. Robert Horry had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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
Robert Horry 16 16 1992-93 to 2007-08
Dirk Nowitzki 21 15 1998-99 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1992-931998-99
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Robert Horry 79 29.5 10.1 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.1 8.6 .474 0.2 0.6 .255 1.8 2.5 .715
difference:+32+9.1+1.9+0.5+0.9+1.6+1.4+0.4+0.5-0.4-0.5+1.2+1.5+.069+0.1+0.8+.049+0.3+0.2+.058
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 12 31.2 10.3 1.2 4.0 5.2 3.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.5 3.9 8.4 .465 0.8 2.5 .300 1.7 2.3 .741
Dirk Nowitzki DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1993-941999-00
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Robert Horry 81 29.3 9.9 1.6 3.9 5.4 2.9 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.3 4.0 8.7 .459 0.5 1.7 .324 1.4 1.9 .732
difference:+1+6.5+7.6+0.4+1.3+1.1+0.4+0.7+0.1-0.8+2.3+4.9+.002+0.9+2.0+.055+2.1+2.3+.098
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 23 33.8 11.7 1.8 4.3 6.1 3.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 3.0 4.3 9.8 .434 1.5 3.9 .382 1.7 2.2 .765
Dirk Nowitzki DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1994-952000-01
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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%
Robert Horry 64 32.4 10.2 1.3 3.8 5.1 3.4 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.8 8.4 .447 1.3 3.5 .379 1.3 1.8 .761
difference:+18+5.7+11.6+0.2+3.9+4.1+1.3+0.5-0.5+3.4+6.8+.027+0.5+1.3+.008+4.2+4.8+.077
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%
Robert Horry 22 38.2 13.1 1.8 5.2 7.0 3.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 9.5 .445 2.0 5.0 .400 2.6 3.5 .744
difference:+12+1.7+10.3+0.4+1.5+1.1+2.1+0.4+0.4-0.3-0.6+2.7+6.8+.022+0.7+0.4+.117+5.7+5.9+.139
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

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1995-962001-02
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Robert Horry 71 37.1 12.0 1.4 4.4 5.8 4.0 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.2 10.3 .410 2.0 5.5 .366 1.6 2.0 .776
difference:+5+0.9+11.4+0.2+4.0+4.1+1.6+0.5+0.5-0.4-0.1+3.7+6.3+.067+0.2+0.9+.031+4.2+4.8+.077
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 8 38.5 13.1 1.9 5.3 7.1 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.9 3.6 4.6 11.4 .407 2.6 6.6 .396 1.3 2.9 .435
difference:+6.1+15.3+0.2+5.7+6.0+0.7+0.6+0.8-0.9-0.2+4.5+9.1+.038+0.6+3.1+.175+6.8+6.4+.443
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

Season 5

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1996-972002-03
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 54 25.8 7.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 2.8 2.9 6.7 .436 0.9 2.9 .318 1.1 1.7 .667
difference:+26+13.2+17.3+0.3+5.8+5.5+1.0+0.2-0.6-0.2+5.7+11.9+.027+1.0+2.0+.061+4.9+5.2+.214
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 9 31.1 6.7 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.9 4.2 .447 1.3 3.1 .429 1.6 2.0 .778
difference:+8+11.4+18.6+0.4+6.6+6.2+0.8+0.1+0.1-1.2-0.1+6.9+14.2+.032+0.3+0.5+.014+4.5+4.6+.134
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

Season 6

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1997-982003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 72 30.4 7.4 2.6 4.9 7.5 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 2.8 5.8 .476 0.3 1.3 .204 1.6 2.3 .692
difference:+5+7.5+14.4+1.4+2.6+1.2+0.4+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.5+5.1+11.2+.014+1.0+2.5+.137+3.2+3.2+.185
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 13 32.4 8.6 2.6 3.8 6.5 3.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.4 .557 0.5 1.3 .353 2.2 3.2 .683
difference:+8+9.8+18.0+5.4+5.3+1.7+0.3+1.5-0.2-0.3+6.0+14.6+.107+0.9+1.7+.114+5.0+5.2+.174
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

Season 7

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1998-992004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 38 19.6 4.9 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.7 1.8 3.8 .459 0.5 1.2 .444 0.9 1.2 .739
difference:+40+19.1+21.2+0.3+6.0+5.7+1.6+0.3+0.5-1.0-0.1+6.7+14.7+0.7+1.7+.045+7.0+7.9+.130
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 8 22.1 5.0 1.3 3.3 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 3.6 1.5 3.3 .462 0.6 1.5 .417 1.4 1.8 .786
difference:+5+20.4+18.7+0.6+4.9+5.6+1.9+0.6+0.8-1.6-0.4+6.4+16.4+.060+0.2+0.8+.084+5.7+6.7+.043
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

Season 8

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 1999-002005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 76 22.2 5.7 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 2.1 4.8 .438 0.4 1.2 .309 1.2 1.5 .788
difference:+5+15.9+20.9+0.4+4.6+4.2+1.2+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.5+7.2+14.5+.042+1.0+2.1+.097+5.5+5.9+.113
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 23 27.0 7.6 1.7 3.7 5.3 2.5 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.8 2.6 6.3 .407 0.7 2.6 .288 1.7 2.5 .702
difference:+15.7+19.4+0.3+5.9+6.4+0.4+0.2+0.2-0.8-1.0+5.9+11.9+.061+0.3+0.3+.055+7.2+7.5+.193
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

Season 9

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2000-012006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 79 20.1 5.2 1.2 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 1.9 4.8 .387 0.7 2.0 .346 0.7 1.1 .711
difference:+1+16.1+19.4+0.4+4.7+5.2+1.8+0.1-1.1-0.5+6.7+12.4+.115+0.2+0.2+.070+5.7+6.0+.193
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 16 23.9 5.9 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.1 3.1 2.0 5.4 .368 1.1 2.9 .362 0.8 1.4 .591
difference:+10+15.9+13.8+2.3+3.9+6.1+0.4+0.4+0.3-1.2-0.2+4.0+10.3+.015+0.4+0.3+.151+6.2+6.9+.249
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

Season 10

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2001-022007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 81 26.4 6.8 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.3 5.7 .398 0.9 2.5 .374 1.3 1.7 .783
difference:+4+9.6+16.8+0.4+3.0+2.7+0.6+0.3+0.2-1.0+5.9+11.4+.081+0.1+0.4+.015+4.9+5.4+.096
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 19 37.1 9.3 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.2 1.7 0.8 1.6 3.5 3.2 7.2 .449 1.3 3.3 .387 1.6 2.0 .789
difference:+14+5.1+17.5+0.1+3.8+3.9+0.8+1.5+0.6-0.4-0.9+5.4+11.0+.024+0.1+0.3+.054+6.8+8.4+.019
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

Season 11

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2002-032008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 80 29.3 6.5 2.3 4.2 6.4 2.9 1.2 0.8 1.4 3.1 2.3 6.0 .387 0.6 2.2 .288 1.3 1.7 .769
difference:+1+8.4+19.4+1.2+3.1+2.0+0.5+0.4-0.5-0.9+7.3+14.0+.092+0.2+0.1+.071+4.7+5.0+.121
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 12 31.0 5.6 1.9 4.8 6.7 3.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.5 7.8 .319 0.2 3.2 .053 0.4 0.8 .556
difference:+2+8.4+21.2+0.7+4.1+3.4+0.4+0.2-0.9-1.0+6.3+9.2+.199+0.4+1.1+.233+8.2+8.5+.369
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

Season 12

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2003-042009-10
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 81 15.9 4.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 4.3 .405 0.5 1.3 .380 0.9 1.3 .645
difference:+21.6+20.2+0.3+4.7+4.3+1.5+0.3+0.4-1.1-0.6+7.2+14.2+.076+0.1+0.2+.041+5.7+5.9+.270
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 10 20.9 6.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.0 3.1 2.0 4.3 .465 0.8 2.2 .364 1.3 1.4 .929
difference:+4+17.9+20.6+1.3+3.2+1.9+2.1+0.5-0.7-0.6+7.7+13.4+.082+0.1+1.0+.207+5.4+5.6+.023
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

Season 13

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2004-052010-11
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 75 18.6 6.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.1 5.0 .419 0.7 1.8 .370 1.1 1.5 .789
difference:+2+15.7+17.0+0.5+3.9+3.4+1.5+0.4+0.2-1.0-0.6+6.3+11.2+.098+0.2+0.5+.023+4.3+4.6+.103
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 23 27.1 9.3 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.1 .448 1.7 3.7 .447 1.3 1.8 .732
difference:+2+12.2+18.4+1.4+4.2+2.7+0.5+0.3+0.3-2.2-0.1+5.9+11.8+.037+0.6+1.3+.013+7.0+7.1+.209
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

Season 14

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2005-062011-12
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 63 18.8 5.1 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.8 4.6 .384 0.8 2.3 .368 0.7 1.1 .647
difference:+1+14.7+16.5+0.4+3.3+2.9+0.9+0.3-1.2-0.3+5.8+12.1+.073+0.5+1.1+4.4+4.6+.249
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 13 17.2 4.2 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.4 1.2 2.8 .405 0.5 1.3 .353 1.5 2.0 .731
difference:+9+21.3+22.6+0.7+3.3+2.6+1.0+0.4+0.7-1.7-0.1+7.3+16.5+.037+0.2+0.2+.186+8.0+8.5+.174
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

Season 15

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2006-072012-13
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 68 16.5 3.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.5 1.3 3.7 .359 0.7 2.2 .336 0.6 0.9 .594
difference:+15+14.8+13.4+0.4+3.9+3.4+1.4+0.1-0.7-0.3+5.2+10.0+.112+0.5+0.8+.078+2.5+2.7+.266
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 18 20.1 4.3 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.7 1.4 3.3 .417 0.7 2.1 .351 0.8 0.9 .824
Dirk Nowitzki DNP------ --- ----------

Season 16

Robert Horry Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2007-082013-14
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 45 13.0 2.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.6 .319 0.4 1.6 .257 0.4 0.6 .643
difference:+35+19.9+19.2+0.3+4.1+3.8+1.7+0.4+0.2-1.0-0.9+7.1+13.3+.178+1.2+2.5+.141+3.8+4.1+.256
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Robert Horry 15 10.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.3 0.5 2.4 .194 0.3 1.5 .227 0.3 0.4 .667
difference:+8+27.3+17.6+5.9+5.9+1.1+0.6+0.6-2.0-0.6+7.2+15.6+.235+0.2+0.2+.144+3.3+4.0+.139
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

Additional Years

* Dirk Nowitzki played 5 seasons more than Robert Horry in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 17 to 21, from 2015 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Robert Horry, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game