Jerry Bird vs. Monta Ellis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monta Ellis and Jerry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jerry Bird played 1 years in the NBA, 11 less than Monta Ellis, who played 12. Jerry Bird had his first NBA Season in 1958-59, 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 |
Jerry Bird |
1 |
0 |
1958-59 |
Monta Ellis |
12 |
6 |
2005-06 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jerry Bird |
Monta Ellis |
Season |
1958-59 | 2005-06 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
11 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monta Ellis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |