Allan Houston vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Dirk Nowitzki is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Allan Houston.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dirk Nowitzki has better scoring stats than Allan Houston in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 21 NBA regular seasons played, Dirk Nowitzki averages 3.4 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (20.7 points against 17.3), and he also scored a total of 17,009 points more (31,560 vs. 14,551).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+3.4
21

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
12
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+17,009
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dirk Nowitzki has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,449).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+6.0
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
6
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+2,449
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
Dirk Nowitzki 2

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+16

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+182

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+532

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+689

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+685

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+2
Dirk Nowitzki 13

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+40

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+84

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+81

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+82

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Dirk Nowitzki 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+3.4+0.9+1.3+2.6+0.3+0.5+2.2+1.7+1.8+1.6+9+683
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 7.3 15.6 47.1 1.3 3.4 38.0 4.8 5.4 87.9 21 1,522

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+17,009+5,832+11,717+2.6+677+1,963+2.2+4,668+5,260+1.6+9+683
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 11,169 23,734 47.1 1,982 5,210 38.0 7,240 8,239 87.9 21 1,522

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+6.0+1.5+2.8+1.3+0.2+0.1+5.5+3.1+3.5+0.8+9+82
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 8.4 18.2 46.2 1.0 2.8 36.5 7.4 8.3 89.2 15 145

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+2,449+785+1,672+1.3+73+227+5.5+806+901+0.8+9+82
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 1,220 2,642 46.2 149 408 36.5 1,074 1,204 89.2 15 145

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
+0.3
199479
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+3.0
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
199682
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+2.1
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+8.6
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+6.7
200380

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+5.5
200477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+6.4
200578

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
200178
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+7.9
200681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
200277
Dirk Nowitzki 24.6
+4.2
200778

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
200382
Dirk Nowitzki 23.6
+1.1
200877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
200450
Dirk Nowitzki 25.9
+7.4
200981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 11.9
200520
Dirk Nowitzki 25.0
+13.1
201081

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 9 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 21, from 2011 to 2019—he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 602 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+1.6
19963
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+9.2
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
199810
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+4.2
200317

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
199920
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+8.1
20045

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
200016
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+6.1
200513

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
20015
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+6.2
200623

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Dirk Nowitzki 19.7
+19.7
20076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
20085

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
200910

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050
Dirk Nowitzki 26.7
+26.7
20106

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

- During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 24.5 points in a total of 42 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.