Ray Ellefson vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Ray Ellefson 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

Ray Ellefson

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Ellefson: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ray Ellefson 2 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ray Ellefson 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ray Ellefson 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson 6 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson 8 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ray Ellefson 6 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson .111 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.3 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson - * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ray Ellefson 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.