Tyrese Haliburton vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki and Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton.

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 Tyrese Haliburton 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 3.2 points more than Tyrese Haliburton in his 5 seasons (20.7 points against 17.5), and he also scored a total of 25,718 points more (31,560 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
5
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+3.2
21

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+25,718
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 Tyrese Haliburton (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,984).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
2
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+7.4
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+2,984
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 3
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+17

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 25
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+220

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 123
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+738

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 277
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1096

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 329
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+1180

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 4
Dirk Nowitzki 13
+9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 5
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+41

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 15
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+94

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 32
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+110

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 38
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+107

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 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
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333
difference:+3.2+1.0+2.3+0.6+1.3+3.2+1.2+2.5+2.7+2.4+16+1,189
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
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333
difference:+25,718+9,059+19,311+0.6+1,126+3,026+1.2+6,474+7,343+2.4+16+1,189
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
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38
difference:+7.4+1.8+4.3+1.2+1.8+5.1+0.7+5.6+6.1+5.9+13+107
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
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38
difference:+2,984+969+2,112+1.2+42+109+0.7+1,004+1,120+5.9+13+107
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
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+4.8
202158
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+2.2
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
202356
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+1.1
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
202469
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+3.3
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
202573
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+6.5
200380

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 16 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton 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
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+23.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
202415
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+9.7
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
202523
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+8.0
200317

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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