Dirk Nowitzki vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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.

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

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 Kendrick Perkins 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 15.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (20.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 27,346 points more (31,560 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+15.3
21
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+27,346
21
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

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 Kendrick Perkins (+20.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,928).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+20.2
15
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+2,928
15
Kendrick Perkins 735
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2
Kendrick Perkins 0

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 20
+20
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 245
+245
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 861
+854
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1240
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+841
Kendrick Perkins 668

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 13
Kendrick Perkins 114
+101

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1
Kendrick Perkins 0

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 46
+46
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 109
+109
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 142
+116
Kendrick Perkins 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 145
+23
Kendrick Perkins 122

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 0
Kendrick Perkins 21
+21

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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:+15.3+5.1+11.5+5.9+1.3+3.4+38.0+3.8+3.7+28.5+7+740
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

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:+27,346+9,464+20,515+5.9+1,982+5,196+38.0+6,436+6,886+28.5+7+740
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

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:+20.2+6.4+14.2+4.0+1.0+2.8+36.5+6.3+6.7+23.0+6+2
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

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:+2,928+930+2,064+4.0+149+404+36.5+919+970+23.0+6+2
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
+6.0
199947
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+15.0
200082
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+16.6
200182
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+18.9
200276
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+18.2
200380
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+13.3
200477
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+16.0
200578
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+20.6
200681
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 24.6
+19.5
200778
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.6
+19.4
200877
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.9
+22.5
200981
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.0
+21.4
201081
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.0
+20.5
2011NBA Champion73
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
201637

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.6
+18.6
201262
Kendrick Perkins 3.0
20181

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 7 seasons more than Kendrick Perkins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 21, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 467 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+23.4
200110
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+28.4
20028
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+18.7
200317
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+14.7
20045
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+18.0
200513
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+22.5
200623
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 19.7
+15.0
20076
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+24.6
20085
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
201311

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+23.6
200910
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
201419

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.7
+25.4
20106
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 27.7
+27.7
2011NBA Champion21
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20160

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
20124
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20180

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

- During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.1 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 19.1.