Dirk Nowitzki vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro 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

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, 15 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 6. Dirk Nowitzki had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Isaac Okoro 6 3 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+20+12.0+1.4+0.1+0.5+0.3+0.9+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.6+0.6+1.2+.015+0.6+1.8+.084+0.4+0.4+.047
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+6.2+8.7+0.1+3.3+3.5+0.7+0.5-0.8-0.7+3.2+7.2+.019+0.6+1.4+.029+1.7+1.9+.062
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dirk Nowitzki nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+16.4+15.4+0.8+5.9+6.7+1.0+0.3+0.8-1.3-0.9+4.9+10.5+.020+1.0+2.5+.024+4.5+5.2+.081
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+24.9+17.0+0.8+5.9+6.7+0.6+0.7+0.4-0.6-1.7+4.7+11.7+.055+0.5+2.0+.025+7.1+8.2+.117
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+10.7+14.0+0.6+6.4+6.9+0.5+0.3+0.5-1.1-0.9+4.5+9.6+.013+0.6+1.5+.006+4.5+4.8+.174
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+22.7+22.9+1.7+9.7+11.3+1.2+1.1+0.5-1.9-0.9+7.0+14.7+.088+1.2+0.6+.314+7.5+8.5+.100
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778

Season 5
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 2002-032024-25
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+25+19.9+19.0+0.1+7.4+7.5+1.8+0.8+0.7-1.5-0.7+6.3+13.7+.001+0.9+2.2+.008+5.4+6.1+.164
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+28.3+20.7+0.5+9.8+10.3+1.6+0.5+0.8-2.0-1.7+7.1+15.1+.021+0.9+1.8+.068+5.5+5.7+.287
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625

Season 6
Dirk Nowitzki Isaac Okoro
Season 2003-042025-26
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+53+14.1+13.4+6.2+6.2+1.3+0.7+0.9-1.1+4.7+10.4+.016+0.2+0.9+.030+3.8+4.2+.127
Isaac Okoro 24 23.8 8.4 1.2 1.3 2.5 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.8 3.2 6.6 .478 1.1 2.9 .371 1.0 1.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Isaac Okoro DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dirk Nowitzki played 15 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 21, from 2005 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 15 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
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