LeRoy Ellis vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo, who played 16. LeRoy Ellis had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Rajon Rondo 16 10 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1962-632006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Rajon Rondo 78 23.5 6.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 1.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 5.8 .418 0.1 0.4 .207 1.5 2.4 .647
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
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1963-642007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNBA 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 78 18.7 6.6 - - 6.4 0.5 - - - 2.5 2.6 6.1 .423 - - - 1.4 2.2 .659
Rajon Rondo 77 29.9 10.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 5.1 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.4 4.6 9.3 .492 0.1 0.2 .263 1.4 2.3 .611
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
Rajon Rondo 26 32.0 10.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 6.6 1.7 0.3 1.8 2.8 4.1 10.1 .407 0.2 0.8 .250 1.8 2.6 .691

Season 3

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1964-652008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 80 25.3 10.3 - - 8.2 0.6 - - - 2.5 3.9 8.8 .444 - - - 2.5 3.6 .697
Rajon Rondo 80 33.0 11.9 1.3 4.0 5.2 8.2 1.9 0.1 2.6 2.4 4.8 9.5 .505 0.2 0.6 .313 2.2 3.4 .642
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
Rajon Rondo 14 41.2 16.9 2.3 7.4 9.7 9.8 2.5 0.2 2.7 3.4 6.6 15.9 .417 0.4 1.7 .250 3.1 4.8 .657

Season 4

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1965-662009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost NBA 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 80 27.7 12.2 - - 9.2 0.9 - - - 2.9 4.9 11.6 .424 - - - 2.3 3.2 .727
Rajon Rondo 81 36.6 13.7 1.2 3.2 4.4 9.8 2.3 0.1 3.0 2.4 5.7 11.2 .508 0.2 1.0 .213 2.2 3.5 .621
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
Rajon Rondo 24 40.6 15.8 1.6 4.0 5.6 9.3 1.9 0.1 3.0 2.4 6.3 13.6 .463 0.4 1.0 .375 2.8 4.8 .596

Season 5

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1966-672010-11
Team Baltimore BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 36.3 14.9 - - 12.0 2.1 - - - 3.2 6.1 14.4 .425 - - - 2.6 3.5 .738
Rajon Rondo 68 37.2 10.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 11.2 2.3 0.2 3.4 1.8 4.7 9.9 .475 0.1 0.6 .233 1.1 1.9 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 9 38.3 14.0 1.2 4.2 5.4 9.6 1.1 0.0 3.7 1.8 5.7 11.9 .477 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 4.2 .632

Season 6

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1967-682011-12
Team Baltimore BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 78 34.9 12.4 - - 11.1 2.0 - - - 3.3 4.9 10.3 .475 - - - 2.7 3.7 .724
Rajon Rondo 53 36.9 11.9 1.2 3.7 4.8 11.7 1.8 0.1 3.6 1.9 4.8 10.8 .448 0.2 0.8 .238 2.0 3.4 .597
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 19 42.6 17.3 1.8 4.9 6.7 11.9 2.4 0.1 3.8 2.1 7.4 15.8 .468 0.4 1.6 .267 2.1 2.9 .696

Season 7

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1968-692012-13
Team Baltimore BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 80 20.0 7.2 - - 6.4 0.9 - - - 2.1 2.9 6.6 .435 - - - 1.5 1.9 .755
Rajon Rondo 38 37.4 13.7 1.1 4.4 5.6 11.1 1.8 0.2 3.9 2.5 5.9 12.2 .484 0.3 1.3 .240 1.6 2.4 .645
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
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------

Season 8

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1969-702013-14
Team Baltimore BulletsBoston Celtics
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
Rajon Rondo 30 33.3 11.7 0.7 4.7 5.5 9.8 1.3 0.1 3.3 2.2 4.7 11.7 .403 0.9 3.0 .289 1.4 2.2 .627
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
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------

Season 9

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics, Dallas 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 %
LeRoy Ellis 74 34.9 15.9 - - 12.3 3.2 - - - 3.5 6.6 14.8 .443 - - - 2.8 3.5 .801
Rajon Rondo 68 29.7 8.9 1.1 4.4 5.5 7.9 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.3 4.0 9.5 .426 0.4 1.3 .314 0.5 1.1 .397
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 2 18.5 9.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 4.5 10.0 .450 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
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
Rajon Rondo 72 35.2 11.9 1.1 5.0 6.0 11.7 2.0 0.1 3.9 2.4 4.9 10.9 .454 0.9 2.4 .365 1.2 2.1 .580
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
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------

Season 11

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 79 32.9 12.3 - - 9.8 1.8 - - - 2.5 5.3 12.3 .434 - - - 1.6 2.0 .801
Rajon Rondo 69 26.7 7.8 1.1 4.1 5.1 6.7 1.4 0.2 2.4 2.1 3.3 8.1 .408 0.7 1.9 .376 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 2 33.5 11.5 3.5 5.0 8.5 10.0 3.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 5.5 13.0 .423 0.0 3.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 12

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
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
Rajon Rondo 65 26.2 8.3 0.5 3.6 4.0 8.2 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.8 3.6 7.6 .468 0.8 2.3 .333 0.4 0.7 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 9 33.6 10.3 1.0 6.6 7.6 12.2 1.4 0.2 3.7 2.2 4.2 10.2 .413 0.9 2.1 .421 1.0 1.6 .643

Season 13

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
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 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
Rajon Rondo 46 29.8 9.2 0.7 4.5 5.3 8.0 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.2 3.8 9.4 .405 1.1 3.1 .359 0.5 0.8 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------

Season 14

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Rajon Rondo 48 20.5 7.1 0.5 2.5 3.0 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.2 2.9 6.8 .418 0.9 2.6 .328 0.6 0.9 .659
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 -
Rajon Rondo 16 24.7 8.9 0.8 3.5 4.3 6.6 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.3 3.4 7.6 .455 1.3 3.1 .400 0.8 1.2 .684

Season 15

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season -2020-21
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 45 17.1 5.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.4 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.2 2.1 4.8 .442 0.8 2.0 .404 0.4 0.4 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 13 16.9 4.2 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.8 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 4.1 .340 0.8 2.2 .393 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 16

LeRoy Ellis Rajon Rondo
Season -2021-22
Team -Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo 39 17.9 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 4.4 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.4 1.7 4.5 .386 0.8 2.3 .352 0.5 0.7 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LeRoy Ellis ------- --- ----------
Rajon Rondo ------- --- ----------