Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and John Salmons

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and John Salmons 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 17-8 winning record over John Salmons. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
John Salmons:
2002-03 to 2014-15
25 Games played
25 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
17
17
0
John Salmons
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 22.9 8.2 2.9 0.91.1
John Salmons 9.1 2.8 2.60.90.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 34 14 7 36
John Salmons 27 7 9 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 23

games
21

games
10

games
7

games
13

games
John Salmons 2

games
3

games
8

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
7

games
11

games
11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2003
1. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 29 8 3 1 3 1 3 40 12-24 .500 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
76ers 83   John Salmons 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2003
2. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 30 14 2 0 1 3 1 35 12-19 .632 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
76ers 94   John Salmons 4 2 9 2 0 2 1 25 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2004
3. Mavericks 125   Dirk Nowitzki 25 14 4 1 3 2 2 49 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 6-10 .600
2OT 76ers 122   John Salmons 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 2004
4. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 30 6 2 2 0 0 4 44 11-20 .550 3-4 .750 5-7 .714
76ers 107   John Salmons 21 3 2 2 0 5 3 36 8-12 .667 5-6 .833 0-1 .000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2005
5. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 25 9 4 2 6 4 3 44 7-25 .280 0-2 .000 11-14 .786
76ers 93   John Salmons 19 4 6 1 1 3 0 29 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 01, 2005
6. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 29 7 4 2 1 2 2 35 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 14-14 1.000
76ers 83   John Salmons 4 1 4 0 0 2 3 22 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2005
7. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 14 2 1 0 0 0 3 17 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
76ers 112   John Salmons 9 4 1 2 0 0 1 17 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 2006
8. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 32 13 2 0 0 1 0 33 11-20 .550 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
76ers 92   John Salmons 9 4 3 1 0 2 5 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2006
9. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 2 1 0 2 3 27 4-15 .267 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Kings 90   John Salmons 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 18, 2006
10. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 29 13 2 1 1 2 2 37 12-17 .706 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Kings 91   John Salmons 7 3 1 1 2 1 2 38 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 27, 2007
11. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 32 11 5 0 0 1 3 40 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Kings 104   John Salmons 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 20 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2007
12. Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 24 4 7 0 1 2 2 30 9-11 .818 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 102   John Salmons 27 5 4 1 0 4 1 40 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 14, 2008
13. Mavericks 120   Dirk Nowitzki 21 4 4 1 0 3 2 37 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Kings 122   John Salmons 22 4 3 0 0 2 2 42 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 29, 2008
14. Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 34 10 3 0 3 0 4 41 15-26 .577 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Kings 106   John Salmons 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2008
15. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 1 1 0 2 3 32 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Kings 78   John Salmons 10 5 1 1 0 2 5 30 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 2009
16. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 15 8 0 2 0 1 1 37 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Kings 102   John Salmons 13 6 2 2 0 2 3 37 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 2009
17. Mavericks 118   Dirk Nowitzki 21 8 2 0 1 2 2 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 100   John Salmons 16 1 5 0 0 1 1 36 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2010
18. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 30 7 3 1 2 3 4 39 12-24 .500 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Bucks 103   John Salmons 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 32 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2012
19. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 14 2 1 1 2 0 4 20 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 60   John Salmons 8 7 3 2 1 1 1 22 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 2012
20. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 13 9 1 1 1 3 1 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 110   John Salmons 10 2 2 0 0 0 2 22 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2013
21. Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 17 9 3 1 0 2 3 40 7-21 .333 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
OT Kings 112   John Salmons 11 1 4 2 0 4 6 38 4-15 .267 3-10 .300 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 2013
22. Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 17 8 6 3 1 2 1 30 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Kings 100   John Salmons 6 4 3 2 0 0 3 27 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Apr. 05, 2013
23. Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 2 1 0 0 2 29 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Kings 108   John Salmons 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 26 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2013
24. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 5 0 0 0 4 43 10-22 .455 2-6 .333 0-1 .000
OT Raptors 109   John Salmons 5 3 1 1 0 1 3 32 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2014
25. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 17 6 3 0 1 4 5 30 8-19 .421 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
Pelicans 104   John Salmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -