Bert Cook vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bert Cook that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bert Cook

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bert Cook 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bert Cook 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bert Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.