Duane Cooper vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Duane Cooper

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Duane Cooper: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Duane Cooper 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Duane Cooper 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 204 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 59 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Duane Cooper 178 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Duane Cooper 21 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Duane Cooper 88 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .402 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .216 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper .720 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.4 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.8 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.3 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 2 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Duane Cooper 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Duane Cooper 2 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)