Zach Edey vs. Dirk Nowitzki: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Zach Edey and Dirk Nowitzki 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 Zach Edey, with a career spanning 2 seasons from 2025 to 2026, and Dirk Nowitzki, with 21 seasons played from 1999 to 2019, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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.

Zach Edey vs. Dirk Nowitzki
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki
Points
+300th
6th
+300th
18th
Rebounds
+300th
27th
+300th
24th
Assists
+300th
163rd
+300th
105th
Steals
+300th
96th
+300th
55th
Blocks
+300th
56th
+300th
53rd
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Zach Edey vs. Dirk Nowitzki
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki
Points
--
59th
+300th
28th
Rebounds
--
181st
161st
61st
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
276th
Blocks
--
228th
7th
188th

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:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
6th
+294 760 vs. 31,56030,800
Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 670 vs. 11,48910,819
Assists
+300th
163rd
+137 77 vs. 3,6513,574
Steals
+300th
96th
+204 43 vs. 1,2101,167
Blocks
+300th
56th
+244 106 vs. 1,2811,175
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
237th
+63 275 vs. 1,4681,193
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
6th
+294 395 vs. 10,0219,626
Field Goals Made
+300th
8th
+292 313 vs. 11,16910,856
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
8th
+292 531 vs. 23,73423,203
3-Pointers Made
+300th
20th
+280 19 vs. 1,9821,963
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
23rd
+277 57 vs. 5,2105,153
Free Throws Made
+300th
9th
+291 115 vs. 7,2407,125
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 159 vs. 8,2398,080

Games and Years:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
5th
+295 77 vs. 1,5221,445
Seasons
+300th
3rd
+297 2 vs. 2119

Rankings by Points Scored:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
62nd
0 vs. 2020
50+ point games
-
50th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
18th
+282 25 vs. 3,6633,638
Rebounds
+300th
24th
+276 31 vs. 1,4461,415
Assists
+300th
105th
+195 7 vs. 360353
Steals
+300th
55th
+245 0 vs. 149149
Blocks
+300th
53rd
+247 10 vs. 129119
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
83rd
+217 11 vs. 212201
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 20 vs. 1,2341,214
Field Goals Made
+300th
21st
+279 10 vs. 1,2201,210
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
21st
+279 15 vs. 2,6422,627
3-Pointers Made
+300th
62nd
+238 0 vs. 149149
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
63rd
+237 0 vs. 408408
Free Throws Made
+300th
10th
+290 5 vs. 1,0741,069
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 7 vs. 1,2041,197

Games and Years:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
54th
+246 4 vs. 145141
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 1 vs. 1514

Rankings by Points Scored:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
59th
9.87 vs. 20.7410.87
Rebounds per game
--
181st
8.70 vs. 7.551.15
Assists per game
--
+300th
1.00 vs. 2.401.40
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.56 vs. 0.800.24
Blocks per game
--
228th
1.38 vs. 0.840.53
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.57 vs. 0.962.61
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
54th
5.13 vs. 6.581.45
Field Goals Made per game
--
91st
4.06 vs. 7.343.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
102nd
6.90 vs. 15.598.70
3-Pointers Made per game
--
271st
0.25 vs. 1.301.06
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
216th
0.74 vs. 3.422.68
Free Throws Made per game
--
69th
1.49 vs. 4.763.26
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
107th
2.06 vs. 5.413.35

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Dirk Nowitzki Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
28th
+272 6.25 vs. 25.2619.01
Rebounds per game
161st
61st
100 7.75 vs. 9.972.22
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.75 vs. 2.480.73
Steals per game
+300th
276th
+24 0.00 vs. 1.031.03
Blocks per game
7th
188th
181 2.50 vs. 0.891.61
Offensive Rebounds per game
75th
+300th
+225 2.75 vs. 1.461.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
153rd
11th
142 5.00 vs. 8.513.51
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
51st
+249 2.50 vs. 8.415.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
58th
+242 3.75 vs. 18.2214.47
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.031.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.812.81
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
10th
+290 1.25 vs. 7.416.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
23rd
+277 1.75 vs. 8.306.55

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.