Here we can see the career arc of Dirk, seen through points and plus minus. Through this broad view, we can see how his impact on the game has changed related to his age. His points continued to increase when he came into the league at 20 until he was 24. He maintained his peak career scoring all the way to 33. When Dirk was 34, he had an injury nagged and lock-out shortened season, but he hasn’t been able to climb back to his career averages. He won the championship when he was 32, which may have been his last chance to play at his MVP level.

Here’s a look at his career plus/minus. When he was 20 and 21 this metric was not recorded. This metric includes a lot of other factors, including his team’s overall performance for that given year.

Data is from basketball-reference.com.