Walt Bellamy vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Bellamy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Walt Bellamy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.