Greg Anderson vs. Monta Ellis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monta Ellis and Greg Anderson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Greg Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Monta Ellis, who played 12. Greg Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Monta Ellis had his rookie season in 2005-06. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Greg Anderson 10 5 1987-88 to 1997-98
Monta Ellis 12 6 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1987-882005-06
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 82 24.2 11.7 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.8 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 4.0 .604
Monta Ellis 49 18.1 6.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.7 6.5 .415 0.6 1.7 .341 0.9 1.2 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 31.7 12.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 12.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1988-892006-07
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 82 29.3 13.7 3.1 5.1 8.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.7 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.9 .514
Monta Ellis 77 34.3 16.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.1 1.7 0.3 2.9 2.7 6.2 13.1 .475 0.5 1.9 .273 3.5 4.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 11 21.6 8.0 0.7 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.9 7.5 .390 0.1 0.8 .111 2.1 2.5 .821

Season 3

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1989-902007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 60 21.5 8.8 1.9 4.4 6.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 7.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .535
Monta Ellis 81 37.9 20.2 1.6 3.3 5.0 3.9 1.5 0.3 2.1 2.4 8.0 15.1 .531 0.1 0.6 .231 4.0 5.1 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 4 25.3 8.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.5 .500
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1990-912008-09
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 68 13.6 4.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .522
Monta Ellis 25 35.7 19.0 0.6 3.8 4.3 3.7 1.6 0.3 2.7 2.7 7.8 17.2 .451 0.3 1.0 .308 3.1 3.8 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1991-922009-10
Team Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 82 34.1 11.5 4.1 7.4 11.5 1.0 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 4.7 10.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .623
Monta Ellis 64 41.4 25.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 2.2 0.4 3.8 3.0 9.9 22.0 .449 1.2 3.6 .338 4.6 6.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Note: Greg Anderson didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 6

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1993-942010-11
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 77 21.1 6.4 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.0 2.6 4.8 .543 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 2.0 .571
Monta Ellis 80 40.3 24.1 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.6 2.1 0.3 3.2 2.5 9.1 20.1 .451 1.7 4.7 .361 4.3 5.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1994-952011-12
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 51 12.2 2.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .479
Monta Ellis 58 36.6 20.4 0.3 3.1 3.4 6.0 1.5 0.3 3.1 2.3 7.8 17.9 .433 1.1 3.5 .308 3.8 4.7 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 13.0 1.7 0.3 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1995-962012-13
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 46 7.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.5 .240
Monta Ellis 82 37.5 19.2 0.5 3.3 3.9 6.0 2.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 7.3 17.5 .416 1.1 4.0 .287 3.5 4.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 6 5.7 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Monta Ellis 4 38.0 14.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.5 2.5 0.3 3.5 2.0 6.0 13.8 .436 0.8 4.8 .158 1.5 4.0 .375

Season 9

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1996-972013-14
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 82 20.2 3.9 1.9 3.5 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .667
Monta Ellis 82 36.9 19.0 0.5 3.1 3.6 5.7 1.7 0.3 3.2 2.4 7.0 15.6 .451 0.8 2.5 .330 4.1 5.2 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 7 35.6 20.4 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.9 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.7 7.4 18.1 .409 1.7 4.9 .353 3.9 4.4 .871

Season 10

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season 1997-982014-15
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .390
Monta Ellis 80 33.7 18.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.5 2.5 7.5 16.9 .445 1.0 3.6 .285 2.9 3.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Monta Ellis 5 39.4 26.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 5.2 2.0 0.6 3.2 3.6 10.4 22.2 .468 2.2 6.0 .367 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 11

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season -2015-16
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 81 33.8 13.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.7 1.9 0.5 2.5 2.1 5.4 12.6 .427 1.1 3.5 .309 2.0 2.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 7 32.1 11.6 0.6 3.3 3.9 4.3 2.1 0.0 2.4 2.4 4.7 10.9 .434 1.0 3.0 .333 1.1 1.4 .800

Season 12

Greg Anderson Monta Ellis
Season -2016-17
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 74 27.0 8.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.0 3.3 7.5 .443 0.6 1.8 .319 1.3 1.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Monta Ellis 4 19.0 5.5 0.3 1.8 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 5.0 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 1.0 1.3 .800