Dirk Nowitzki vs. Payton Pritchard: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Dirk Nowitzki and Payton Pritchard all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Dirk Nowitzki, with a career spanning 21 seasons from 1999 to 2019, and Payton Pritchard, with 6 seasons played from 2021 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Dirk Nowitzki vs. Payton Pritchard
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard
Points
6th
+300th
18th
+300th
Rebounds
27th
+300th
24th
+300th
Assists
163rd
+300th
105th
+300th
Steals
96th
+300th
55th
+300th
Blocks
56th
+300th
53rd
+300th
Years216155

Dirk Nowitzki vs. Payton Pritchard
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard
Points
59th
--
28th
+300th
Rebounds
181st
--
61st
+300th
Assists
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
--
276th
+300th
Blocks
228th
--
188th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
6th
+300th
+294 31,560 vs. 3,67727,883
Rebounds
27th
+300th
+273 11,489 vs. 1,09110,398
Assists
163rd
+300th
+137 3,651 vs. 1,0432,608
Steals
96th
+300th
+204 1,210 vs. 2101,000
Blocks
56th
+300th
+244 1,281 vs. 381,243
Offensive Rebounds
237th
+300th
+63 1,468 vs. 2951,173
Defensive Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 10,021 vs. 7969,225
Field Goals Made
8th
+300th
+292 11,169 vs. 1,3439,826
Field Goals Attempted
8th
+300th
+292 23,734 vs. 2,97220,762
3-Pointers Made
20th
290th
270 1,982 vs. 7441,238
3-Pointers Attempted
23rd
+300th
+277 5,210 vs. 1,9023,308
Free Throws Made
9th
+300th
+291 7,240 vs. 2476,993
Free Throws Attempted
18th
+300th
+282 8,239 vs. 2897,950

Games and Years:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
+300th
1,522 vs. 3781,144
Seasons
3rd
+300th
21 vs. 615

Triple-Doubles:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
205th
276th
71 2 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
62nd
278th
216 20 vs. 218
50+ point games
50th
-
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
18th
+300th
+282 3,663 vs. 4163,247
Rebounds
24th
+300th
+276 1,446 vs. 1231,323
Assists
105th
+300th
+195 360 vs. 118242
Steals
55th
+300th
+245 149 vs. 19130
Blocks
53rd
+300th
+247 129 vs. 2127
Offensive Rebounds
83rd
+300th
+217 212 vs. 35177
Defensive Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 1,234 vs. 881,146
Field Goals Made
21st
+300th
+279 1,220 vs. 1501,070
Field Goals Attempted
21st
+300th
+279 2,642 vs. 3452,297
3-Pointers Made
62nd
157th
95 149 vs. 8168
3-Pointers Attempted
63rd
172nd
109 408 vs. 219189
Free Throws Made
10th
+300th
+290 1,074 vs. 351,039
Free Throws Attempted
14th
+300th
+286 1,204 vs. 421,162

Games and Years:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
54th
+300th
145 vs. 6976
Playoffs
17th
+300th
15 vs. 510

Triple-Doubles:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
20th
-
7 vs. 07
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
59th
--
20.74 vs. 9.7311.01
Rebounds per game
181st
--
7.55 vs. 2.894.66
Assists per game
+300th
--
2.40 vs. 2.760.36
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.80 vs. 0.560.24
Blocks per game
228th
--
0.84 vs. 0.100.74
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.96 vs. 0.780.18
Defensive Rebounds per game
54th
--
6.58 vs. 2.114.48
Field Goals Made per game
91st
--
7.34 vs. 3.553.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
102nd
--
15.59 vs. 7.867.73
3-Pointers Made per game
271st
67th
204 1.30 vs. 1.970.67
3-Pointers Attempted per game
216th
--
3.42 vs. 5.031.61
Free Throws Made per game
69th
--
4.76 vs. 0.654.10
Free Throws Attempted per game
107th
--
5.41 vs. 0.764.65

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dirk Nowitzki Payton Pritchard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
28th
+300th
+272 25.26 vs. 6.0319.23
Rebounds per game
61st
+300th
+239 9.97 vs. 1.788.19
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.48 vs. 1.710.77
Steals per game
276th
+300th
+24 1.03 vs. 0.280.75
Blocks per game
188th
+300th
+112 0.89 vs. 0.030.86
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.46 vs. 0.510.95
Defensive Rebounds per game
11th
+300th
+289 8.51 vs. 1.287.23
Field Goals Made per game
51st
+300th
+249 8.41 vs. 2.176.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
58th
+300th
+242 18.22 vs. 5.0013.22
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
262nd
+38 1.03 vs. 1.170.15
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
277th
+23 2.81 vs. 3.170.36
Free Throws Made per game
10th
+300th
+290 7.41 vs. 0.516.90
Free Throws Attempted per game
23rd
+300th
+277 8.30 vs. 0.617.69

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.