Zelmo Beaty vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.