Darwin Cook vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darwin Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Darwin Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)