Butch Beard vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

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

Butch Beard

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Butch Beard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.