LeRoy Ellis vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and LeRoy Ellis 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

LeRoy Ellis

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeRoy Ellis 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP LeRoy Ellis 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team LeRoy Ellis 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * 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.