Better all-time player: Dirk or Wade

[Mirko Cro Cop]

Dirk
Reg season: 22.9 ppg, .475 FG%, 8.3 RPG, 2.6 APG on 1,055 games
Playoffs: 25.9 ppg, .463 FG%, 10.3 RPG, 2.6 APG on 128 games

NBA champion
Finals MVP
MVP
4x ALL-NBA 1st-team
5x ALL-NBA 2nd-team

Wade
Reg season: 25.2 ppg, .486 FG%, 5.1 RPG, 6.2 APG on 596 games
Playoffs: 25.9 PPG, .483 FG%, 5.7 RPG, 5.6 APG on 87 games

NBA champion
Finals MVP
2x ALL-NBA 1st-Team
3x ALL-NBA 2nd-Team
Scoring Champion

If they both retired today, who goes down in history as the better player?

[Sarcastic]

Dirk, but if Wade can win multiple rings with Lebron, then he can pass him.

[Punpun]

The guy with the unguardable shot.

[Fazotronic]

[jlauber]

This is difficult because they play different positions, but I would give the edge to Dirk. Dirk is an extremely skilled 7-0 footer with 3 pt range. You could argue that there have been at least a few "Wades" who have played in the history of the NBA, but I can't think of another Dirk.

[jrong]

All-time: Dirk, obviously. He's got an MVP and an FMVP and longevity.

Peak: Wade, obviously.

[rodman91]

Dirk, no doubt.

Nowitzki faced many greatest powerforwards of all time and hold his own. He was better one in most of match ups.

Wade had easy career next to Nowitzki. He had Shaq first and now Lebron & Bosh. Don't tell me Shaq wasn't prime Shaq because he was still beast and best center in the league when he was in Heat.

With that said, Wade (in early career) had MJ-like quality in his game. Too bad he lost it in couple of years.

[StateOfMind12]

All-time: Dirk, obviously. He's got an MVP and an FMVP and longevity.

Peak: Wade, obviously.

This.....Wade has him beat if we are talking single best season or when they were at their absolute best but Dirk has him beat due to longevity and more accomplishments.

[R.I.P.]

If shooting was not a quality in basketball Wade and Bron would actually be as good as ESPN wants you to believe they are.

[PianoMan]

Wade is the better defender, better stats. Dirk only has more accomplishments due to being in the NBA longer. And plus he can only shoot better than Wade

[blablabla]

Wade is the better defender, better stats. Dirk only has more accomplishments due to being in the NBA longer. And plus he can only shoot better than Wade

he's also smarter than wade, a better rebounder, more clutch and arguably the better scorer

[Punpun]

The guy who can shoot.

[PianoMan]

he's also smarter than wade, a better rebounder, more clutch and arguably the better scorer

Smarter? Wow. Rebounder, i'll give him that. Clutch? Wade is arguably the most clutch defender in the Nba with the way he blocks and steals in closing minutes of the game, and we can name a number of clutch shots Wade hit in his career. Scorer, Wade is the better scorer, but not shooter

[Heavincent]

Dirk obviously.

[Shepseskaf]

he's also smarter than wade, a better rebounder, more clutch and arguably the better scorer

1) They both took IQ tests and Dirk's score was higher? Funny, I didn't hear about this. If that didn't happen, what you posted is pure BS.

2) It is customary for a player at the power forward position to have better rebounding numbers than a shooting guard. Is this news? Or a reason to promote Dirk over Wade?

3) More clutch? Debatable at best. See: 2006 Finals.

4) Wade has a higher career scoring average than Dirk, and shoots at a better percentage.