De'Aaron Fox vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki and De'Aaron Fox 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.

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

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dirk Nowitzki scored more total points in both stages. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 0.8 points more than Dirk Nowitzki in his 21 seasons (21.5 points against 20.7). On the other hand Dirk Nowitzki scored a total of 20,161 points more than De'Aaron Fox (31,560 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+0.8
8
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
21

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+20,161
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Dirk Nowitzki (+2.1 points per game) while Dirk Nowitzki scored more points (+3,471).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+2.1
1
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
15

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,471
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Dirk Nowitzki 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+1

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+4

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+143

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+562

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+888

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+979

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Dirk Nowitzki 13
+12

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+44

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+103

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+135

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+138

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dirk Nowitzki 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+0.8+0.6+1.3+0.1+0.2+1.2+5.0+0.7+0.1+13.3+13+991
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+20,161+6,959+14,775+0.1+1,167+2,743+5.0+5,076+5,339+13.3+13+991
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+2.1+1.6+5.4+3.8+2.0+6.2+3.2+3.0+2.4+13.6+14+138
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+3,471+1,150+2,477+3.8+128+345+3.2+1,043+1,163+13.6+14+138
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
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
+3.4
201873
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
201981
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+0.2
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
202051
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+0.7
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+1.8
202158
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
202259
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+1.9
200380

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+3.2
202373
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
200477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+0.5
202474
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
200578

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
202562
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+3.1
200681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
202562
Dirk Nowitzki 24.6
+1.1
200778

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

* Dirk Nowitzki played 12 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 21, from 2008 to 2019—he averaged 19.5 points in a total of 841 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+23.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+28.4
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+25.3
200317

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+0.8
20237
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
20045

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+23.7
200513

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+27.0
200623

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Dirk Nowitzki 19.7
+19.7
20076

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.

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