Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Al Jefferson and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Al Jefferson and Dirk Nowitzki played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 29 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 23-6 winning record over Al Jefferson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Al Jefferson:
2004-05 to 2017-18
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
29 Games played
29 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Al Jefferson
6
6
0
Dirk Nowitzki
23
23
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 17.0 9.4 1.4 0.71.1
Dirk Nowitzki 23.8 7.7 2.30.60.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 36 26 5 33
Dirk Nowitzki 40 15 6 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 7

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17

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10

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9

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13

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Dirk Nowitzki 21

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9

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17

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10

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5

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Both had same stat 1

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3

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2

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10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2004
1. Celtics 94   Al Jefferson 9 5 0 0 2 3 1 15 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 29 11 4 2 1 2 2 40 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Mar. 30, 2005
2. Celtics 100   Al Jefferson 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 8 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 36 9 5 1 0 3 3 37 11-20 .550 3-5 .600 11-12 .917
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2005
3. Celtics 94   Al Jefferson 21 12 1 0 2 2 5 27 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 4 1 1 1 2 38 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Jan. 09, 2006
4. Celtics 102   Al Jefferson 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 16 1-7 .143 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 26 7 3 1 0 1 4 33 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 7-11 .636
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 2007
5. Celtics 101   Al Jefferson 20 10 4 1 2 2 2 38 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 30 12 4 0 2 2 4 37 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 12-13 .923
Mar. 23, 2007
6. Celtics 95   Al Jefferson 4 11 1 2 0 0 2 31 1-11 .091 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 20 4 3 0 0 0 2 29 8-15 .533 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2007
7. Timberwolves 103   Al Jefferson 31 14 0 0 1 1 3 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 27 11 4 0 1 1 1 35 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 13-13 1.000
Jan. 06, 2008
8. Timberwolves 78   Al Jefferson 16 11 0 0 1 1 3 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 30 4 1 1 2 3 3 32 12-20 .600 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Feb. 24, 2008
9. Timberwolves 83   Al Jefferson 22 8 1 0 2 1 2 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 29 8 2 2 0 2 0 37 10-15 .667 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
10. Timberwolves 85   Al Jefferson 14 12 0 3 1 4 1 36 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 21 6 0 0 0 1 0 32 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Dec. 30, 2008
11. Timberwolves 100   Al Jefferson 21 9 0 1 1 4 1 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 24 13 3 2 1 2 1 39 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 2010
12. Timberwolves 117   Al Jefferson 15 8 2 0 2 2 4 28 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 21 8 4 0 0 1 4 37 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mar. 08, 2010
13. Timberwolves 112   Al Jefferson 36 14 2 0 2 1 2 38 15-22 .682 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 125   Dirk Nowitzki 24 6 3 1 1 0 4 30 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-10 .800
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2010
14. Jazz 81   Al Jefferson 18 8 4 1 2 2 2 37 8-20 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 26 6 2 2 1 1 3 35 12-18 .667 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Dec. 11, 2010
15. Jazz 97   Al Jefferson 8 9 2 1 0 2 0 31 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 31 15 4 0 1 3 1 39 10-12 .833 3-4 .750 8-11 .727
Feb. 23, 2011
16. Jazz 99   Al Jefferson 30 8 2 2 1 0 2 39 11-14 .786 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mavericks 118   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 1 1 0 2 0 31 9-15 .600 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Mar. 26, 2011
17. Jazz 77   Al Jefferson 21 7 2 0 0 1 2 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 0 0 0 2 1 30 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2012
18. Jazz 91   Al Jefferson 22 9 2 2 0 0 1 32 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 12 5 1 0 0 1 1 37 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 03, 2012
19. Jazz 96   Al Jefferson 11 10 1 1 0 2 1 34 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 40 6 0 1 0 4 2 29 14-21 .667 3-8 .375 9-10 .900
Apr. 16, 2012
20. Jazz 123   Al Jefferson 28 26 1 1 2 1 4 54 14-25 .560 0-0 - 0-0 -
3OT Mavericks 121   Dirk Nowitzki 40 9 6 0 0 3 4 53 13-26 .500 2-7 .286 12-12 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2013
21. Jazz 100   Al Jefferson 15 11 4 0 1 0 3 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 20 5 5 0 1 3 1 32 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Mar. 24, 2013
22. Jazz 108   Al Jefferson 15 3 0 1 1 0 1 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 17 6 2 1 0 1 1 26 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2013
23. Bobcats 82   Al Jefferson 19 12 2 0 3 2 2 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 25 3 1 0 1 2 0 35 10-21 .476 2-6 .333 3-3 1.000
Feb. 11, 2014
24. Bobcats 114   Al Jefferson 30 8 2 0 2 1 0 34 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 16 4 1 0 0 0 3 24 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2014
25. Hornets 80   Al Jefferson 6 5 5 0 0 3 1 25 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 13 5 1 0 1 1 3 25 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 2015
26. Hornets 81   Al Jefferson 8 17 3 3 0 2 2 32 4-16 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 8 12 0 0 0 0 2 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2015
27. Hornets 108   Al Jefferson 31 9 1 0 1 2 3 27 15-18 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 14 6 0 0 0 0 1 28 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 14, 2016
28. Hornets 96   Al Jefferson 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 23 11 1 0 2 1 3 28 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 6-7 .857
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2016
29. Pacers 130   Al Jefferson 7 6 0 0 1 1 1 11 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Mavericks 121   Dirk Nowitzki 22 8 2 2 2 2 1 38 8-19 .421 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000