Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 Jaren Jackson Jr..

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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 2.2 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in his 8 seasons (20.7 points against 18.5), and he also scored a total of 23,707 points more (31,560 vs. 7,853).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
8
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+2.2
21

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853
8
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+23,707
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 Jaren Jackson Jr. (+9.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,238).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+9.6
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,238
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+14

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 34
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+211

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 180
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+681

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 373
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1000

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 423
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+1086

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Dirk Nowitzki 13
+11

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+44

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+102

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+120

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+118

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dirk Nowitzki 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 6.5 14.0 46.7 1.7 4.9 35.1 3.7 4.6 79.3 8 425
difference:+2.2+0.8+1.6+0.4+0.4+1.5+2.9+1.1+0.8+8.6+13+1,097
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853 2,778 5,954 46.7 738 2,100 35.1 1,559 1,966 79.3 8 425
difference:+23,707+8,391+17,780+0.4+1,244+3,110+2.9+5,681+6,273+8.6+13+1,097
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27
difference:+9.6+3.3+5.2+6.6+0.7+2.2+3.4+3.6+3.7+7.6+11+118
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27
difference:+3,238+1,081+2,291+6.6+104+272+3.4+972+1,079+7.6+11+118
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+5.6
201958
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
202057
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+0.1
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+7.4
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+7.1
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+6.5
200380

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
+0.7
202466
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
200477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
202574
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+3.9
200578

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202618
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+8.0
200681

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

* Dirk Nowitzki played 13 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
20215
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+9.8
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
202212
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+13.0
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
20236
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+7.3
200317

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+26.6
20045

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
20254
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+7.7
200513

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+27.0
200623
* 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.