Billy Ray Bates vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)