Dirk Nowitzki vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley and Dirk Nowitzki, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dirk Nowitzki played 21 years in the NBA, 2 more than Charles Oakley, who played 19. Dirk Nowitzki had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Dirk Nowitzki	21	15	1998-99 to 2018-19
Charles Oakley	19	15	1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	1998-99	1985-86
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	47	20.4	8.2	0.9	2.6	3.4	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.6	2.2	2.9	7.1	.405	0.3	1.4	.206	2.1	2.7	.773
difference:	+30	+2.6	+1.4	+2.4	+2.7	+5.2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-1.0	+0.7	+0.1	+.114	+0.3	+1.4		+0.2	+0.8	+.111
Charles Oakley	77	23.0	9.6	3.3	5.3	8.6	1.7	0.9	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.6	7.0	.519	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.5	.662

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	3	29.3	10.0	3.3	6.7	10.0	1.0	2.0	0.7	1.7	4.3	3.7	7.0	.524	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.3	.615


Season 2
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	1999-00	1986-87
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	82	35.8	17.5	1.2	5.2	6.5	2.5	0.8	0.8	1.7	3.1	6.3	13.6	.461	1.4	3.7	.379	3.5	4.2	.830
difference:		+0.5	+3.0	+2.4	+4.3	+6.6	+1.1	+0.2	+0.4	-1.9	-0.7	+0.6	+0.8	+.016	+1.3	+3.3	+.012	+0.5	+0.2	+.144
Charles Oakley	82	36.3	14.5	3.6	9.5	13.1	3.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	3.8	5.7	12.8	.445	0.1	0.4	.367	3.0	4.4	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	3	43.0	20.0	5.7	9.7	15.3	2.0	1.3	0.3	2.7	4.3	6.3	16.7	.380	0.7	1.3	.500	6.7	8.0	.833


Season 3
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2000-01	1987-88
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	82	38.1	21.8	1.5	7.7	9.2	2.1	1.0	1.2	1.9	3.0	7.2	15.2	.474	1.8	4.8	.387	5.5	6.6	.838
difference:		+3.8	+9.4	+2.5	+1.3	+3.8	+0.9	+0.2	+0.9	-1.0	-0.3	+2.6	+5.7	+.009	+1.8	+4.7	+.137	+2.3	+2.2	+.111
Charles Oakley	82	34.3	12.4	4.0	9.0	13.0	3.0	0.8	0.3	2.9	3.3	4.6	9.5	.483	0.0	0.1	.250	3.2	4.4	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	10	39.9	23.4	1.4	6.7	8.1	1.4	1.1	0.8	1.4	3.7	6.9	16.3	.423	1.3	4.6	.283	8.3	9.4	.883
difference:		+2.6	+13.3	+2.5	+2.2	+4.7	+1.8	+0.5	+0.4	-0.4	-0.4	+2.9	+7.2	+.017	+1.3	+4.4	+.283	+6.2	+7.0	+.008
Charles Oakley	10	37.3	10.1	3.9	8.9	12.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.3	4.0	9.1	.440	0.0	0.2	.000	2.1	2.4	.875


Season 4
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2001-02	1988-89
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	76	38.0	23.4	1.6	8.4	9.9	2.4	1.1	1.0	1.9	2.9	7.9	16.6	.477	1.8	4.6	.397	5.8	6.8	.853
difference:	+6	+6.2	+10.5	+2.6	+2.1	+0.6	+0.1	+0.2	+0.8	-1.1	-0.4	+2.7	+6.4	+.033	+1.7	+4.0	+.147	+3.4	+3.7	+.080
Charles Oakley	82	31.8	12.9	4.2	6.3	10.5	2.3	1.3	0.2	3.0	3.3	5.2	10.2	.510	0.1	0.6	.250	2.4	3.1	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	8	44.6	28.4	2.1	11.0	13.1	2.3	2.0	0.8	2.8	3.4	9.1	20.5	.445	2.0	3.5	.571	8.1	9.3	.878
difference:	+1	+11.4	+18.7	+2.7	+4.6	+1.9	+1.1	+0.7	+0.7	-0.4		+5.2	+12.4	+.034	+1.9	+3.3	+.071	+6.3	+6.6	+.211
Charles Oakley	9	33.2	9.7	4.8	6.4	11.2	1.2	1.3	0.1	2.4	3.4	3.9	8.1	.479	0.1	0.2	.500	1.8	2.7	.667


Season 5
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2002-03	1989-90
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	80	39.0	25.1	1.0	8.9	9.9	3.0	1.4	1.0	1.9	2.6	8.6	18.6	.463	1.9	4.9	.379	6.0	6.9	.881
difference:	+19	+3.0	+10.5	+3.2	+1.2	+2.0	+0.6	+0.4	+0.7	-0.8	-1.0	+3.1	+8.1	+.061	+1.9	+4.9		+2.4	+2.2	+.120
Charles Oakley	61	36.0	14.6	4.2	7.7	11.9	2.4	1.0	0.3	2.7	3.6	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.7	.761

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	17	42.5	25.3	0.9	10.6	11.5	2.2	1.2	0.9	2.4	3.1	8.8	18.4	.479	1.6	3.6	.443	6.1	6.6	.912
difference:	+7	+8.9	+13.2	+3.0	+3.5	+0.5	+0.5	+0.1	+0.7	-0.2	-0.2	+4.5	+10.0	+.033	+1.5	+3.5	+.557	+2.7	+1.4	+.258
Charles Oakley	10	33.6	12.1	3.9	7.1	11.0	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.2	3.3	4.3	8.4	.512	0.1	0.1	1.000	3.4	5.2	.654


Season 6
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2003-04	1990-91
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	37.9	21.8	1.2	7.5	8.7	2.7	1.2	1.4	1.8	2.8	7.9	17.0	.462	1.3	3.8	.341	4.8	5.5	.877
difference:	+1	+1.9	+10.6	+2.8	+0.6	+3.4		+0.4	+1.2	-1.0	-1.0	+3.9	+9.2	+.054	+1.3	+3.8		+1.7	+1.5	+.093
Charles Oakley	76	36.0	11.2	4.0	8.1	12.1	2.7	0.8	0.2	2.8	3.8	4.0	7.8	.516	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.0	.784

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	42.2	26.6	2.6	9.2	11.8	1.4	1.4	2.6	1.2	3.2	9.0	20.0	.450	1.4	3.0	.467	7.2	8.4	.857
difference:	+2	+8.9	+18.9	+2.4	+3.9	+1.5	+0.4	+0.7	+2.3	-1.1	-1.1	+5.7	+13.0	+.026	+1.4	+3.0		+6.2	+6.4	+.357
Charles Oakley	3	33.3	7.7	5.0	5.3	10.3	1.0	0.7	0.3	2.3	4.3	3.3	7.0	.476	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500


Season 7
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2004-05	1991-92
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	78	38.7	26.1	1.2	8.5	9.7	3.1	1.2	1.5	2.3	2.8	8.5	18.5	.459	1.2	2.9	.399	7.9	9.1	.869
difference:	+4	+10.5	+19.9	+1.9	+3.1	+1.2	+1.5	+0.4	+1.3	-0.8	-0.3	+5.9	+13.6	+.063	+1.2	+2.9		+6.9	+7.7	+.134
Charles Oakley	82	28.2	6.2	3.1	5.4	8.5	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.5	3.1	2.6	4.9	.522	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	13	42.5	23.7	1.9	8.2	10.1	3.3	1.4	1.6	2.5	3.2	7.9	19.7	.402	0.8	2.3	.333	7.1	8.5	.829
difference:	+1	+13.0	+18.4	+1.8	+2.9	+1.1	+2.6	+0.7	+1.2	-1.2	-0.2	+6.1	+14.9	+.023	+0.8	+2.3		+5.4	+6.2	+.088
Charles Oakley	12	29.5	5.3	3.7	5.3	9.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	1.3	3.0	1.8	4.8	.379	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.3	.741


Season 8
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2005-06	1992-93
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	38.1	26.6	1.4	7.6	9.0	2.8	0.7	1.0	1.9	2.0	9.3	19.3	.480	1.4	3.3	.406	6.7	7.4	.901
difference:	+1	+10.9	+19.7	+2.1	+2.5	+0.4	+1.3	+0.3	+0.8	-0.4	-1.5	+6.6	+14.0	+.028	+1.4	+3.3		+5.2	+5.3	+.179
Charles Oakley	82	27.2	6.9	3.5	5.1	8.6	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.5	2.7	5.3	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.1	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	23	42.7	27.0	2.0	9.6	11.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	2.1	2.8	8.5	18.2	.468	1.0	2.9	.343	8.9	10.0	.895
difference:	+8	+8.9	+15.9	+2.7	+3.3	+0.7	+1.8		+0.5	-0.3	-0.6	+4.3	+9.5	+.013	+1.0	+2.9		+6.2	+6.3	+.168
Charles Oakley	15	33.8	11.1	4.7	6.3	11.0	1.1	1.1	0.1	2.4	3.4	4.2	8.7	.481	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.7	.727


Season 9
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2006-07	1993-94
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	78	36.2	24.6	1.6	7.3	8.9	3.4	0.7	0.8	2.1	2.2	8.6	17.2	.502	0.9	2.2	.416	6.4	7.1	.904
difference:	+4	+0.4	+12.8	+2.7	+0.2	+2.9	+0.7	+0.6	+0.6	-0.3	-1.4	+4.2	+7.9	+.024	+0.9	+2.2		+3.4	+3.3	+.128
Charles Oakley	82	35.8	11.8	4.3	7.5	11.8	2.7	1.3	0.2	2.4	3.6	4.4	9.3	.478	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.8	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	6	39.8	19.7	4.2	7.2	11.3	2.3	1.8	1.3	2.3	3.3	6.0	15.7	.383	0.7	3.2	.211	7.0	8.3	.840
difference:	+19	+0.1	+6.5	+0.4	+0.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.4	+1.1	-0.3	-0.2	+1.0	+5.2	+.094	+0.7	+3.2		+3.8	+4.2	+.065
Charles Oakley	25	39.7	13.2	4.6	7.0	11.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	2.6	3.5	5.0	10.5	.477	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.1	.775


Season 10
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2007-08	1994-95
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	36.0	23.6	1.2	7.3	8.6	3.5	0.7	0.9	2.1	2.6	8.2	17.1	.479	1.0	2.9	.359	6.2	7.1	.879
difference:	+27	+4.7	+13.5	+1.9	+1.5	+0.3	+1.0	+0.5	+0.8		-1.0	+4.4	+9.2	+.010	+0.9	+2.7	+.109	+3.8	+4.1	+.086
Charles Oakley	50	31.3	10.1	3.1	5.8	8.9	2.5	1.2	0.1	2.1	3.6	3.8	7.9	.489	0.1	0.2	.250	2.4	3.0	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	42.2	26.8	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.0	0.2	1.4	2.0	2.6	8.6	18.2	.473	1.2	3.6	.333	8.4	10.4	.808
difference:	+6	+3.9	+13.7	+0.8	+4.4	+3.5	+0.3	+1.5	+0.9	-0.2	-1.2	+4.1	+8.3	+.023	+0.8	+2.7	+.067	+4.6	+5.8	+.016
Charles Oakley	11	38.3	13.1	2.8	5.6	8.5	3.7	1.7	0.5	2.2	3.8	4.5	9.9	.450	0.4	0.9	.400	3.8	4.6	.824


Season 11
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2008-09	1995-96
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	37.7	25.9	1.1	7.3	8.4	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.9	2.2	9.6	20.0	.479	0.8	2.1	.359	6.0	6.7	.890
difference:	+28	+4.2	+14.5	+2.0	+1.7	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	-0.1	-1.5	+5.6	+11.5	+.008	+0.7	+1.6	+.090	+2.7	+2.7	+.057
Charles Oakley	53	33.5	11.4	3.1	5.6	8.7	2.6	1.1	0.3	2.0	3.7	4.0	8.5	.471	0.1	0.5	.269	3.3	4.0	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	10	39.4	26.8	1.2	8.9	10.1	3.1	0.9	0.8	2.3	2.1	8.8	17.0	.518	0.6	2.1	.286	8.6	9.3	.925
difference:	+2	+0.9	+13.7	+2.3	+3.8	+1.5	+1.3	+0.1	+0.8	-1.2	-2.0	+3.9	+7.2	+.018	+0.3	+1.3	+.047	+5.5	+4.8	+.231
Charles Oakley	8	38.5	13.1	3.5	5.1	8.6	1.8	1.0	0.0	3.5	4.1	4.9	9.8	.500	0.3	0.8	.333	3.1	4.5	.694


Season 12
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2009-10	1996-97
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	81	37.5	25.0	1.0	6.7	7.7	2.7	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.6	8.9	18.5	.481	0.6	1.5	.421	6.6	7.2	.915
difference:	+1	+1.6	+14.2	+2.1		+2.1	+0.1	+0.5	+0.7	-0.3	-1.2	+4.7	+9.8	+.007	+0.5	+1.3	+.158	+4.3	+4.4	+.107
Charles Oakley	80	35.9	10.8	3.1	6.7	9.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	2.1	3.8	4.2	8.7	.488	0.1	0.2	.263	2.3	2.8	.808

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	6	38.8	26.7	1.2	7.0	8.2	3.0	0.8	0.7	1.7	2.5	9.7	17.7	.547	0.7	1.2	.571	6.7	7.0	.952
difference:	+4	+3.0	+16.9	+1.1	+0.5	+0.6	+1.4	+1.4	+0.4	-0.1	-1.2	+5.9	+9.1	+.105	+0.7	+1.1	+.571	+4.5	+4.1	+.193
Charles Oakley	10	35.8	9.8	2.3	6.5	8.8	1.6	2.2	0.3	1.8	3.7	3.8	8.6	.442	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	2.9	.759


Season 13
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2010-11	1997-98
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	73	34.3	23.0	0.7	6.3	7.0	2.6	0.5	0.6	1.9	2.4	8.4	16.2	.517	0.9	2.3	.393	5.4	6.1	.892
difference:	+6	+0.3	+14.0	+2.1	+0.1	+2.2	+0.1	+1.1	+0.3	-0.3	-1.1	+4.5	+7.4	+.077	+0.9	+2.2	+.393	+4.2	+4.7	+.041
Charles Oakley	79	34.6	9.0	2.8	6.4	9.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	1.6	3.5	3.9	8.8	.440	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	1.4	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	21	39.3	27.7	0.6	7.6	8.1	2.5	0.6	0.6	3.1	2.2	9.1	18.9	.485	1.1	2.4	.460	8.3	8.9	.941
difference:	+11	+5.3	+19.6	+1.5	+1.2	+0.4	+1.1	+0.5	+0.4	-1.8	-1.6	+6.2	+11.8	+.077	+1.1	+2.4		+6.0	+6.4	+.021
Charles Oakley	10	34.0	8.1	2.1	6.4	8.5	1.4	1.1	0.2	1.3	3.8	2.9	7.1	.408	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.5	.920


Season 14
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2011-12	1998-99
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	62	33.5	21.6	0.7	6.0	6.7	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.9	2.1	7.6	16.7	.457	1.3	3.4	.368	5.1	5.7	.896
difference:	+12	+0.8	+14.6	+1.2	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	+0.2	+0.1		-1.5	+4.8	+10.2	+.029	+1.3	+3.3	+.168	+3.8	+4.0	+.089
Charles Oakley	50	32.7	7.0	1.9	5.6	7.5	3.4	0.9	0.4	1.9	3.6	2.8	6.5	.428	0.0	0.1	.200	1.3	1.7	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	4	38.5	26.8	0.8	5.5	6.3	1.8	0.8	0.0	2.5	2.3	8.5	19.3	.442	0.3	1.5	.167	9.5	10.5	.905
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2012-13	1999-00
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	53	31.3	17.3	0.7	6.2	6.8	2.5	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.8	6.5	13.7	.471	1.2	3.0	.414	3.1	3.6	.860
difference:	+27	+0.9	+10.4	+0.8	+0.9		+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	-0.6	-1.9	+3.6	+6.7	+.053	+1.0	+2.5	+.073	+2.3	+2.5	+.084
Charles Oakley	80	30.4	6.9	1.5	5.3	6.8	3.2	1.3	0.6	1.9	3.7	2.9	7.0	.418	0.2	0.5	.341	0.8	1.1	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Oakley	3	37.0	10.0	0.7	7.0	7.7	3.7	2.0	0.3	1.7	4.7	4.7	9.7	.483	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.3	.000


Season 16
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2013-14	2000-01
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	80	32.9	21.7	0.5	5.7	6.2	2.7	0.9	0.6	1.5	2.1	7.9	15.9	.497	1.6	4.1	.398	4.2	4.7	.899
difference:	+2	+2.6	+12.1	+1.3	+2.0	+3.3	+0.7	+0.1		-0.3	-1.2	+4.0	+5.8	+.109	+1.5	+3.5	+.174	+2.6	+2.8	+.063
Charles Oakley	78	35.5	9.6	1.8	7.7	9.5	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.8	3.3	3.9	10.1	.388	0.1	0.6	.224	1.6	1.9	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	7	37.6	19.1	0.7	7.3	8.0	1.6	0.9	0.9	2.1	2.9	7.7	18.0	.429	0.1	1.7	.083	3.6	4.4	.806
difference:	+5	+5.0	+9.8	+1.0	+2.6	+1.7	+0.2	+0.1	+0.3	-0.3	-0.5	+3.8	+9.0	+.006	+0.2	+1.0	+.292	+2.4	+3.0	+.018
Charles Oakley	12	32.6	9.3	1.7	4.7	6.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	1.8	2.4	3.9	9.0	.435	0.3	0.7	.375	1.2	1.4	.824


Season 17
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2014-15	2001-02
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	77	29.6	17.3	0.6	5.4	5.9	1.9	0.5	0.4	1.1	2.1	6.3	13.8	.459	1.4	3.6	.380	3.3	3.8	.882
difference:	+20	+5.3	+13.5	+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	+0.1	+0.4	+0.2	-0.4	-1.0	+4.6	+9.2	+.090	+1.4	+3.5	+.213	+2.9	+3.3	+.132
Charles Oakley	57	24.3	3.8	1.3	4.8	6.0	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.5	3.1	1.7	4.6	.369	0.0	0.1	.167	0.4	0.5	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	36.2	21.2	0.8	9.6	10.4	2.4	0.4	0.4	2.0	3.2	7.6	16.8	.452	0.8	3.4	.235	5.2	5.6	.929
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2015-16	2002-03
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	75	31.5	18.3	0.7	5.8	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.1	2.1	6.6	14.8	.448	1.7	4.6	.368	3.3	3.7	.893
difference:	+33	+19.3	+16.5	+0.2	+4.1	+4.0	+0.8	+0.4	+0.6	-0.6		+6.1	+13.5	+.030	+1.7	+4.6		+2.6	+2.9	+.069
Charles Oakley	42	12.2	1.8	0.9	1.7	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.1	0.5	1.3	.418	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.8	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	5	34.0	20.4	0.6	4.2	4.8	1.6	0.4	0.6	1.4	1.8	8.2	16.6	.494	0.8	2.2	.364	3.2	3.4	.941
Charles Oakley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 19
	Dirk Nowitzki	Charles Oakley
Season	2016-17	2003-04
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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19th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dirk Nowitzki	54	26.4	14.2	0.4	6.1	6.5	1.5	0.6	0.7	0.9	2.1	5.5	12.6	.437	1.5	3.9	.378	1.8	2.1	.875
difference:	+47	+22.8	+12.9	+0.4	+5.4	+5.8	+1.2	+0.6	+0.7	-0.8	-1.0	+5.2	+11.7	+.104	+1.5	+3.9		+1.1	+1.2	+.042
Charles Oakley	7	3.6	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.9	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.9	.833

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Charles Oakley played in the postseason in their season 19


Additional Years
* Dirk Nowitzki played 2 seasons more than Charles Oakley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 20 to 21, from 2018 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Charles Oakley, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Dirk Nowitzki vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley and Dirk Nowitzki, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Season 19

19th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years