James Cotton vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games James Cotton 19 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games James Cotton 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)