Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and David Robinson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and David Robinson 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.

They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. David Robinson has a 17-8 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 6-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
David Robinson:
1989-90 to 2002-03
25 Games played
17 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
8
6
2
David Robinson
17
11
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 19.9 9.2 2.3 1.31.1
David Robinson 14.5 9.0 1.50.81.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 42 21 6 63
David Robinson 34 17 5 36
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 14

games
12

games
16

games
11

games
6

games
David Robinson 10

games
13

games
5

games
7

games
14

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
4

games
7

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1999
1. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 11 6 1 1 2 3 4 26 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Spurs 95   David Robinson 20 8 1 2 1 3 3 32 7-8 .875 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 27, 1999
2. Mavericks 77   Dirk Nowitzki 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 99   David Robinson 11 3 1 0 2 1 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 13, 1999
3. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 12 13 4 1 0 2 1 32 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Spurs 86   David Robinson 22 10 2 0 2 2 2 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Apr. 22, 1999
4. Mavericks 76   Dirk Nowitzki 8 5 0 2 0 2 5 40 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Spurs 103   David Robinson 18 6 2 3 1 4 2 26 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
5. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 16 12 2 1 1 0 2 34 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Spurs 106   David Robinson 7 7 1 0 5 0 0 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 14, 1999
6. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 29 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Spurs 111   David Robinson 10 9 1 1 0 3 5 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 2000
7. Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 19 2 4 1 1 2 4 29 8-13 .615 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Spurs 88   David Robinson 20 4 2 0 1 1 0 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 21, 2000
8. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 13 7 1 0 1 0 5 27 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Spurs 96   David Robinson 30 17 4 1 1 5 3 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-12 .833
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2000
9. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 3 0 3 0 3 36 8-20 .400 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Spurs 77   David Robinson 9 14 3 0 0 4 1 35 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 2001
10. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 30 10 2 1 3 2 2 42 10-18 .556 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Spurs 104   David Robinson 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 21 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2001
11. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 4 0 1 1 4 40 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Spurs 107   David Robinson 16 10 2 0 3 3 0 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 10, 2001
12. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 0 0 3 3 4 38 7-16 .438 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
Spurs 91   David Robinson 34 11 1 0 6 3 2 35 14-18 .778 0-0 - 6-11 .545
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 2001
13. Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 9 7 0 0 1 2 4 28 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Spurs 94   David Robinson 11 11 2 2 3 3 4 26 2-12 .167 0-0 - 7-10 .700
May. 07, 2001
14. Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 2 2 1 0 3 39 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Spurs 100   David Robinson 18 7 1 0 4 3 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 09, 2001
15. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 1 0 1 0 2 28 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Spurs 104   David Robinson 19 14 1 1 1 4 2 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 9-14 .643
May. 12, 2001
16. Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 30 9 1 1 0 1 5 42 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Spurs 108   David Robinson 25 13 0 2 1 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 9-11 .818
May. 14, 2001
17. Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 42 18 2 6 1 3 2 47 14-24 .583 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
Spurs 105   David Robinson 16 14 5 2 4 1 2 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-10 .600
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2001
18. Mavericks 126   Dirk Nowitzki 26 11 3 4 0 3 5 51 9-17 .529 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
OT Spurs 123   David Robinson 13 7 0 1 2 2 1 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 05, 2002
19. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 28 14 4 0 3 2 3 46 9-19 .474 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Spurs 105   David Robinson 8 7 0 1 1 2 3 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 21, 2002
20. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 29 14 4 2 2 1 3 42 10-19 .526 2-7 .286 7-8 .875
Spurs 105   David Robinson 22 12 2 0 1 0 1 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Apr. 06, 2002
21. Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 26 21 3 1 0 1 3 47 11-21 .524 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Spurs 89   David Robinson 9 13 1 0 0 2 3 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2003
22. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 25 10 6 4 0 3 3 38 9-24 .375 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Spurs 72   David Robinson 7 9 1 2 2 4 2 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 2003
23. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 38 15 2 1 1 4 4 44 10-19 .526 1-4 .250 17-17 1.000
Spurs 110   David Robinson 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 23 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 21, 2003
24. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 23 10 2 2 0 2 4 39 8-19 .421 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Spurs 119   David Robinson 7 7 2 1 1 1 1 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 23, 2003
25. Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 2 1 1 3 2 40 7-20 .350 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Spurs 96   David Robinson 4 6 1 1 2 2 2 23 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000