Monta Ellis vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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.