Monta Ellis vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Monta 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 / Games against each other

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.

Monta Ellis played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Taurean Prince, who played 10. Monta Ellis had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 achievements, 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
Monta Ellis 12 6 2005-06 to 2016-17
Taurean Prince 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+10+1.5+1.1+0.5+0.6+0.7+0.3-0.2-0.2+0.8+1.7+.015+.017+0.4+0.4+.075
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Monta Ellis DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+4.3+2.4+0.2+1.7+1.5+1.5+0.7+0.2-0.6-0.7+1.1+1.2+.049+1.6+3.7+.112+1.6+2.4+.081
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Taurean Prince DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+26+9.7+6.7+1.2+0.1+1.4+1.8+0.5-0.3-0.2+3.2+4.3+.090+2.1+5.1+.159+2.3+3.0+.052
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Monta Ellis nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+39+6.7+6.9+0.2+1.4+1.7+1.9+0.7+0.1-0.7-0.2+3.5+5.7+.075+2.0+5.7+.031+2.0+2.4+.032
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Monta Ellis nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+23+19.3+16.0+0.2+0.3+0.5+3.4+1.5+0.2-2.7-1.2+6.7+14.0+.048+0.3+0.2+.062+3.0+4.2+.102
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Monta Ellis nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+11+23.2+16.8+0.2+0.9+1.0+4.6+1.4-2.4-0.8+6.5+14.4+.003+0.5+1.4+.015+3.4+4.2+.033
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Monta Ellis DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+14.5+11.3+0.9+1.0+4.4+1.0-1.8+4.5+10.9+.034+0.3+0.1+.073+2.6+3.3+.048
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Monta Ellis DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+10.5+10.3+0.2+0.6+1.0+4.5+1.4-2.2-0.1+4.1+10.2+.026+0.7+0.6+.109+2.9+3.7+.038
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+15.8+6.9+0.3+0.6+0.9+4.9+2.3+0.1-3.3-0.2+3.6+8.0+.022+0.2+1.4+.136+0.1+2.4+.625
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+9.8+10.8+0.1+0.1+3.8+0.7+0.1-2.2-0.3+4.1+9.2+.006+1.0+1.7+.109+3.6+4.6+.025
Taurean Prince 80 27.1 8.2 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.0 2.1 2.9 6.4 .457 1.8 4.2 .439 0.5 0.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+23.4+19.2+0.9+0.6+1.4+1.3+0.9+0.1-1.1-2.1+7.0+16.1+.209+1.3+3.1+.131+3.9+4.4
Taurean Prince 5 12.2 1.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.0 .200 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Monta Ellis Taurean Prince
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+72+12.6+12.8+0.4+0.4+0.8+3.1+1.1-1.9+5.4+12.1+.002+0.5+0.1+.144+2.5+3.4+.248
Taurean Prince 8 21.1 6.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.6 2.5 2.1 4.8 .447 1.5 3.5 .429 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Taurean Prince DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Monta Ellis played 2 seasons more than Taurean Prince in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2016 to 2017—Monta Ellis played in two Playoffs.