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LeBron JamesvsDirk Nowitzki

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LeBron James

2004–2027 · 24 seasons

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Dirk Nowitzki

1999–2019 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
LeBron James	Stat	Dirk Nowitzki
24	Seasons	21
404.0	Career VAL	203.6
29.4 (2009)	Peak-season VAL	18.1 (2005)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2023
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
34	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki have
LeBron James	Stat	Dirk Nowitzki
Career
1,625	Games	1,521
Per game
26.7	Points / game	20.7
7.5	Rebounds / game	7.6
7.4	Assists / game	2.4

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Dirk Nowitzki's career line covers 2002–2019 only (the table behind it does not cover 3 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	LeBron James	Dirk Nowitzki
19	6.8	—
20	21.8	0.2
21	22.7	7.3
22	20	11.4
23	22.1	12.4
24	29.4	17.8
25	27.3	8.8
26	23.2	18.1
27	20.7	17.9
28	26.1	18.1
29	22.9	14
30	14.9	11.7
31	16.8	13.5
32	18	13.2
33	19	8.3
34	12.4	4.8
35	16.4	11.8
36	9.8	5.8
37	11.7	4.3
38	8.6	1.6
39	15	2.6
40	11.4	0
41	6.8	—
42	0.2	—