Jimmy Butler vs. LeRoy Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeRoy Ellis and Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 LeRoy Ellis 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 LeRoy Ellis 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 LeRoy Ellis 8

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 LeRoy Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 LeRoy Ellis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 LeRoy Ellis 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 LeRoy Ellis 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 LeRoy Ellis 8.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 LeRoy Ellis 1.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 LeRoy Ellis 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 LeRoy Ellis 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,964 LeRoy Ellis 10,176

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,660 LeRoy Ellis 8,709

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,786 LeRoy Ellis 1,405

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,405 LeRoy Ellis 146 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 LeRoy Ellis 151 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 872 LeRoy Ellis 1,048

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 LeRoy Ellis .442

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 LeRoy Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 LeRoy Ellis .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 LeRoy Ellis 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 LeRoy Ellis 7.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 LeRoy Ellis 0.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 LeRoy Ellis 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 LeRoy Ellis 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 LeRoy Ellis 463

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 LeRoy Ellis 463

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 LeRoy Ellis 44

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 LeRoy Ellis 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 LeRoy Ellis 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 LeRoy Ellis .413

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 LeRoy Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 LeRoy Ellis .693

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.