Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Ruffin 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 11 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 10-1 winning record over Michael Ruffin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
10
10
0
Michael Ruffin
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 24.3 8.7 4.3 0.71.2
Michael Ruffin 2.5 4.0 1.10.50.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 32 14 12 33
Michael Ruffin 5 11 3 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 11

games		 9

games		 10

games		 5

games		6

games
Michael Ruffin 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1999
1. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 18 5 3 2 0 3 5 31 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Bulls 95   Michael Ruffin 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2000
2. Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 14 7 2 0 1 2 2 24 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Bulls 86   Michael Ruffin 2 5 1 1 0 2 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 08, 2001
3. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 22 10 3 0 1 2 1 44 6-17 .353 0-6 .000 10-11 .909
Bulls 91   Michael Ruffin 4 5 3 2 0 1 3 25 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 2004
4. Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 17 2 4 0 0 1 4 40 6-14 .429 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Jazz 91   Michael Ruffin 5 11 3 0 0 3 1 32 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 2004
5. Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 27 4 3 1 2 0 3 34 7-10 .700 2-4 .500 11-11 1.000
Jazz 94   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2004
6. Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 32 13 5 1 0 7 3 38 10-15 .667 3-4 .750 9-11 .818
Wizards 113   Michael Ruffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 18, 2005
7. Mavericks 137   Dirk Nowitzki 28 11 4 3 3 3 4 44 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
Wizards 120   Michael Ruffin 4 5 2 2 0 1 4 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 2006
8. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 25 7 4 0 0 3 1 37 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
Wizards 97   Michael Ruffin 5 10 0 0 3 0 5 23 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 17, 2006
9. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 25 13 2 0 3 3 1 43 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Wizards 94   Michael Ruffin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2006
10. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 30 14 5 1 2 3 1 38 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Wizards 80   Michael Ruffin 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2008
11. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 29 10 12 0 1 2 2 42 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 10-12 .833
Bucks 96   Michael Ruffin 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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