NBA titles
1
MVP awards
1
Finals MVP
1
All-Star selections
14
Career points
31,560
EuroBasket MVP
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 85
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.2 | |
| 1999 | 17.5 | |
| 2000 | 21.8 | |
| 2001 | 23.4 | |
| 2002 | 25.1 | |
| 2003 | 21.8 | |
| 2004 | 26.1 | |
| 2005 | 26.6 | |
| 2006 | 24.6 | |
| 2007 | 23.6 | |
| 2008 | 25.9 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 21.6 | |
| 2011 | 17.3 | |
| 2012 | 21.8 | |
| 2013 | 21.7 | |
| 2014 | 18.3 | |
| 2015 | 18.3 | |
| 2016 | 14.2 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 7.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dirk Nowitzki ranks #41 in Basketball
Dirk Nowitzki ranks #41 in Basketball and #277 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.1/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2019 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, MVP awards 1, Finals MVP 1, All-Star selections 14.
Nearest context: ahead Nate Archibald (88.2); behind George Mikan (88.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dirk Nowitzki GOAT Score explained
- Dominance85/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Dirk comparisons
Dirk Nowitzki — frequently asked
- Is Dirk Nowitzki the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dirk Nowitzki ranks #41 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.1/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Dirk Nowitzki's GOAT Score?
- 88.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 85 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Dirk Nowitzki rank all time?
- #277 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Basketball.
- Dirk Nowitzki vs Nate Archibald: who ranks higher?
- Nate Archibald ranks higher at 88.2 versus Dirk Nowitzki at 88.1, a margin of 0.1 points.