Corey Gaines vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Corey Gaines 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

Corey Gaines

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corey Gaines: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Corey Gaines 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Corey Gaines 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 248 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 69 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Corey Gaines 247 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Corey Gaines 39 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Corey Gaines 80 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .424 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .229 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines .736 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 8.3 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 1.6 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 9.1 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 1.0 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.2 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Corey Gaines 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Corey Gaines 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)