Cotton Nash vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Cotton Nash 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.