Dirk Nowitzki vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Ed Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ed Ratleff 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Ed Ratleff .454

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Ed Ratleff .414

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.