Pervis Ellison vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Pervis Ellison 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

Pervis Ellison

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pervis Ellison: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Pervis Ellison 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Pervis Ellison 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 9.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 4,494 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 3,170 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 691 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 293 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 752 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Pervis Ellison 474 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .510 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison .050 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison .689 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 20.0 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 11.2 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.9 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.9 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.7 (1992) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 24 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 17 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 2 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 2 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 5 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Pervis Ellison 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .579 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 (1995) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)