Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. LeRoy Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeRoy 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
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeRoy Ellis 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 LeRoy Ellis 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 LeRoy Ellis 8

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

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 LeRoy Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 LeRoy Ellis 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

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

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

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

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

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

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

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * LeRoy 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 23.9 LeRoy Ellis 9.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 LeRoy Ellis 8.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 LeRoy Ellis 1.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 LeRoy Ellis 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 LeRoy Ellis 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,606 LeRoy Ellis 10,176

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,564 LeRoy Ellis 8,709

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,300 LeRoy Ellis 1,405

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 LeRoy Ellis 146 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,065 LeRoy Ellis 151 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 861 LeRoy Ellis 1,048

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 LeRoy Ellis .442

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .285 LeRoy Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 LeRoy Ellis .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 34.0 (2026) LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 17.0 (2026) LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 LeRoy Ellis 7.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 LeRoy Ellis 7.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 LeRoy Ellis 0.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 LeRoy Ellis 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 LeRoy Ellis 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 LeRoy Ellis 463

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 LeRoy Ellis 463

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 LeRoy Ellis 44

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 LeRoy Ellis 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 LeRoy Ellis .413

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

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 LeRoy Ellis .693

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) *

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.