Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Joe Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ellis and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Joe Ellis 8

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Joe Ellis 6

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Joe Ellis 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Joe Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Joe Ellis 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Joe Ellis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Joe Ellis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Joe Ellis 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ellis 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Joe Ellis 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Joe Ellis 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Joe Ellis 8.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Joe Ellis 5.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Joe Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Joe Ellis 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Joe Ellis 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,059 Joe Ellis 4,623

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,710 Joe Ellis 2,686

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,393 Joe Ellis 716

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 978 Joe Ellis 33 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,081 Joe Ellis 9 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 877 Joe Ellis 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .553 Joe Ellis .398

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Joe Ellis .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Joe Ellis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Joe Ellis 3.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Joe Ellis 0.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Joe Ellis - *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Joe Ellis 202

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Joe Ellis 131

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Joe Ellis 23

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Joe Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Joe Ellis .307

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Joe Ellis .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Joe Ellis - *

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.