RJ Barrett vs. Joe Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ellis and RJ Barrett 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
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 7 Joe Ellis 8

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Joe Ellis 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Joe Ellis 8.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.5 Joe Ellis 5.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Joe Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Joe Ellis 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Joe Ellis 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,634 Joe Ellis 4,623

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,239 Joe Ellis 2,686

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,344 Joe Ellis 716

Total Steals RJ Barrett 273 Joe Ellis 33 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 111 Joe Ellis 9 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 405 Joe Ellis 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .443 Joe Ellis .398

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .347 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .698 Joe Ellis .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Joe Ellis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Joe Ellis 3.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Joe Ellis 0.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Joe Ellis - *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Joe Ellis 202

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Joe Ellis 131

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Joe Ellis 23

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Joe Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Joe Ellis .307

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Joe Ellis .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.