Dirk Nowitzki vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Dirk Nowitzki 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 Anfernee Simons.

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 Anfernee Simons 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.

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 21 NBA regular seasons played, Dirk Nowitzki averages 5.9 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 8 seasons (20.7 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 25,325 points more (31,560 vs. 6,235).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+5.9
21
Anfernee Simons 14.8
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+25,325
21
Anfernee Simons 6,235
8

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 Anfernee Simons (+20.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,593).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+20.6
15
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,593
15
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 20
+16
Anfernee Simons 4

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 245
+206
Anfernee Simons 39

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 861
+731
Anfernee Simons 130

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1102
Anfernee Simons 271

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+1111
Anfernee Simons 398

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 13
Anfernee Simons 22
+9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7
Anfernee Simons 0

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 46
+46
Anfernee Simons 0

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 109
+109
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 142
+139
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 145
+134
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+5.9+2.0+3.4+4.0+1.2+3.1+2.9+3.3+0.1+13+1,102
Anfernee Simons 14.8 5.3 12.2 43.0 2.5 6.5 38.0 1.9 2.1 88.0 8 420

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+25,325+8,959+18,599+4.0+946+2,483+6,461+7,354+0.1+13+1,102
Anfernee Simons 6,235 2,210 5,135 43.0 1,036 2,727 38.0 779 885 88.0 8 420

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 8.4 18.2 46.2 1.0 2.8 36.5 7.4 8.3 89.2 15 145
difference:+20.6+6.9+14.3+8.2+0.1+0.5+13.5+6.8+7.6+7.4+12+130
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 1,220 2,642 46.2 149 408 36.5 1,074 1,204 89.2 15 145
difference:+3,593+1,198+2,584+8.2+132+374+13.5+1,065+1,193+7.4+12+130
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
+4.4
199947
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+9.2
200082
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+14.0
200182
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+6.1
200276
Anfernee Simons 17.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+4.0
200380
Anfernee Simons 21.1
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
200477
Anfernee Simons 22.6
+0.8
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+6.8
200578
Anfernee Simons 19.3
202570

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+13.8
200681
Anfernee Simons 12.8
202631

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 13 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 21, from 2007 to 2019—he averaged 19.9 points in a total of 919 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+16.9
200110
Anfernee Simons 6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+28.4
20028
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+25.3
200317
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+26.6
20045
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+23.7
200513
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+27.0
200623
Anfernee Simons -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

- During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.

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