Norm Cook vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Norm Cook

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.