Joe Cooper vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)