Evan Mobley vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki and Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley.

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 Evan Mobley 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 4.1 points more than Evan Mobley in his 5 seasons (20.7 points against 16.6), and he also scored a total of 26,637 points more (31,560 vs. 4,923).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Evan Mobley 16.6
5
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+4.1
21

Total Points

Seasons
Evan Mobley 4,923
5
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+26,637
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 Evan Mobley (+10.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,285).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Evan Mobley 15.1
3
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+10.2
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Evan Mobley 378
3
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,285
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 0
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 1
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+19

30+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 8
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+237

20+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 90
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+771

10+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 261
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1112

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Evan Mobley 297
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+1212

0 Point Games (games without points)

Evan Mobley 0
Dirk Nowitzki 13
+13

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 1
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+45

20+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 5
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+104

10+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 21
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+121

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Evan Mobley 25
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+120

0 Point Games (games without points)

Evan Mobley 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
Evan Mobley 16.6 6.6 12.2 54.2 0.6 2.0 31.9 2.7 4.0 68.9 5 297
difference:+4.1+0.7+3.4+7.2+0.7+1.4+6.1+2.1+1.4+19.0+16+1,225
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
Evan Mobley 4,923 1,962 3,618 54.2 190 596 31.9 809 1,175 68.9 5 297
difference:+26,637+9,207+20,116+7.2+1,792+4,614+6.1+6,431+7,064+19.0+16+1,225
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
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25
difference:+10.2+2.2+7.0+8.6+0.2+0.8+1.5+5.4+5.5+15.3+12+120
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
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25
difference:+3,285+1,066+2,361+8.6+130+358+1.5+1,023+1,135+15.3+12+120
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
Evan Mobley 15.0
+6.8
202269
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 16.2
202379
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+1.3
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+6.1
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+4.9
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 18.3
202628
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+6.8
200380

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 16 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 21, from 2004 to 2019—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 1,155 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.6 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 9.8
+9.8
20235
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 16.0
202412
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+7.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+11.3
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+25.3
200317
* season in progress

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

- During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.2 points in a total of 110 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.

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