LeRoy Ellis vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez and LeRoy Ellis, 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.

LeRoy Ellis played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than Brook Lopez, who played 16. LeRoy Ellis had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
LeRoy Ellis 14 8 1962-63 to 1975-76
Brook Lopez 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1962-632008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 80 20.4 7.2 - - 6.5 0.6 - - - 2.4 2.8 6.6 .419 - - - 1.7 2.5 .658
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 13 23.2 6.2 - - 6.5 1.0 - - - 2.7 2.1 4.1 .509 - - - 2.1 2.5 .818
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1963-642009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 78 18.7 6.6 - - 6.4 0.5 - - - 2.5 2.6 6.1 .423 - - - 1.4 2.2 .659
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 5 28.8 5.4 - - 10.0 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.6 5.4 .296 - - - 2.2 3.0 .733
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1964-652010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 80 25.3 10.3 - - 8.2 0.6 - - - 2.5 3.9 8.8 .444 - - - 2.5 3.6 .697
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 6.0 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 11 36.8 14.4 - - 12.1 0.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 13.2 .393 - - - 4.0 5.9 .677
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1965-662011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 80 27.7 12.2 - - 9.2 0.9 - - - 2.9 4.9 11.6 .424 - - - 2.3 3.2 .727
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 14 30.4 9.8 - - 9.5 0.6 - - - 3.7 4.0 9.9 .406 - - - 1.8 2.8 .641
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1966-672012-13
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 81 36.3 14.9 - - 12.0 2.1 - - - 3.2 6.1 14.4 .425 - - - 2.6 3.5 .738
Brook Lopez 74 30.4 19.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 2.1 7.7 14.8 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 7 37.6 22.3 4.1 3.3 7.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 8.3 17.6 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 6

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1967-682013-14
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
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 %
LeRoy Ellis 78 34.9 12.4 - - 11.1 2.0 - - - 3.3 4.9 10.3 .475 - - - 2.7 3.7 .724
Brook Lopez 17 31.4 20.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 7.6 13.5 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 6.8 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 7

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisNets 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 80 20.0 7.2 - - 6.4 0.9 - - - 2.1 2.9 6.6 .435 - - - 1.5 1.9 .755
Brook Lopez 72 29.2 17.2 3.0 4.5 7.4 0.7 0.6 1.8 1.4 2.9 7.0 13.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .100 3.1 3.8 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 4 16.8 4.8 - - 4.5 0.5 - - - 2.0 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
Brook Lopez 6 39.0 19.8 3.3 5.7 9.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 1.0 3.0 7.2 14.5 .494 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 6.7 .825

Season 8

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 72 16.2 6.6 - - 5.2 0.7 - - - 1.8 2.7 5.8 .469 - - - 1.2 1.6 .741
Brook Lopez 73 33.7 20.6 2.8 5.1 7.8 2.0 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.9 8.1 15.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .143 4.3 5.5 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 3 2.7 0.7 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 1.3 .000 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 9

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
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 %
LeRoy Ellis 74 34.9 15.9 - - 12.3 3.2 - - - 3.5 6.6 14.8 .443 - - - 2.8 3.5 .801
Brook Lopez 75 29.6 20.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.5 2.6 7.4 15.6 .474 1.8 5.2 .346 3.9 4.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 10

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 74 14.6 4.6 - - 4.2 0.6 - - - 1.6 1.9 4.1 .460 - - - 0.9 1.3 .695
Brook Lopez 74 23.4 13.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.7 0.4 1.3 1.3 2.6 5.0 10.7 .465 1.5 4.4 .345 1.5 2.1 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 13 10.3 3.0 - - 3.2 0.8 - - - 0.7 1.5 3.2 .463 - - - 0.1 0.3 .250
Brook Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 11

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 79 32.9 12.3 - - 9.8 1.8 - - - 2.5 5.3 12.3 .434 - - - 1.6 2.0 .801
Brook Lopez 81 28.7 12.5 0.4 4.5 4.9 1.2 0.6 2.2 1.0 2.3 4.4 9.7 .452 2.3 6.3 .365 1.4 1.6 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 15 29.2 11.2 0.8 4.7 5.5 1.4 0.4 1.9 0.7 3.1 4.1 8.9 .455 1.5 5.0 .293 1.6 1.9 .828

Season 12

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 81 35.0 9.9 3.6 7.4 11.0 2.3 1.1 1.1 - 2.8 4.0 8.9 .452 - - - 1.8 2.4 .750
Brook Lopez 68 26.7 12.0 0.9 3.7 4.6 1.5 0.7 2.4 1.0 2.4 4.3 9.9 .435 1.5 4.8 .314 1.9 2.2 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 10 32.8 15.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 2.7 6.1 11.4 .535 2.1 5.3 .396 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 13

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 82 26.6 7.9 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 0.5 0.7 - 2.2 3.5 7.6 .461 - - - 0.9 1.2 .727
Brook Lopez 70 27.2 12.3 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.1 4.6 9.1 .503 1.4 4.0 .338 1.7 2.0 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 23 29.0 13.0 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.1 2.1 5.2 9.4 .548 1.0 3.1 .319 1.6 1.9 .860

Season 14

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 29 16.9 4.8 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 - 2.1 2.1 4.6 .462 - - - 0.6 1.0 .607
Brook Lopez 13 22.9 12.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.9 2.6 4.7 10.1 .466 1.5 4.1 .358 1.5 1.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Brook Lopez 12 27.7 10.6 2.3 3.7 5.9 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.9 2.8 4.2 8.5 .490 0.5 2.3 .214 1.8 1.9 .913

Season 15

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season -2022-23
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs -Bucks 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 %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 78 30.4 15.9 2.0 4.7 6.7 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.4 2.6 6.1 11.5 .531 1.7 4.7 .374 1.9 2.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 5 36.4 19.0 2.8 3.6 6.4 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.0 7.8 13.4 .582 1.4 3.4 .412 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 16

LeRoy Ellis Brook Lopez
Season -2023-24
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 79 30.5 12.5 1.5 3.7 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.4 1.0 2.4 4.6 9.6 .485 1.9 5.1 .366 1.4 1.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Brook Lopez 6 33.3 17.7 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.8 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.7 7.3 12.5 .587 1.7 3.8 .435 1.3 2.5 .533