Zelmo Beaty vs. Monta Ellis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monta Ellis and Zelmo Beaty, 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.

Zelmo Beaty played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Monta Ellis, who played 12. Zelmo Beaty had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
Zelmo Beaty 8 7 1962-63 to 1974-75
Monta Ellis 12 6 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1962-632005-06
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 24.0 10.2 - - 8.3 1.1 - - - 3.9 3.7 8.5 .439 - - - 2.8 3.8 .717
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 11 27.9 10.3 - - 7.6 1.0 - - - 4.3 3.9 8.8 .443 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1963-642006-07
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsWarriors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 59 32.6 13.1 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 4.4 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.4 4.6 .741
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 12 36.3 14.3 - - 9.5 1.0 - - - 4.7 5.3 10.1 .521 - - - 3.8 6.4 .597
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

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1964-652007-08
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 36.5 16.9 - - 12.1 1.4 - - - 4.1 6.3 13.1 .482 - - - 4.3 6.0 .715
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 4 38.5 19.3 - - 13.8 0.3 - - - 4.8 7.3 14.8 .492 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1965-662008-09
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 38.4 20.7 - - 13.6 1.6 - - - 4.3 7.7 16.3 .473 - - - 5.3 7.0 .758
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 10 41.8 19.0 - - 13.1 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.3 14.8 .493 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1966-672009-10
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 48 34.6 17.8 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.5 .473 - - - 4.1 5.4 .758
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 9 35.3 15.9 - - 9.9 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.1 11.6 .442 - - - 5.7 7.2 .785
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1967-682010-11
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 82 37.4 21.1 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 3.6 7.8 16.0 .488 - - - 5.5 7.0 .794
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 6 39.8 21.5 - - 13.5 2.5 - - - 4.3 7.2 15.3 .467 - - - 7.2 9.2 .782
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1968-692011-12
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 72 35.8 21.5 - - 11.1 1.8 - - - 3.8 8.2 17.4 .470 - - - 5.1 7.0 .731
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 11 43.0 22.5 - - 12.9 2.3 - - - 4.3 9.3 21.5 .432 - - - 3.9 5.8 .672
Monta Ellis ------- --- ----------

Note: Zelmo Beaty didn't play in 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Season 8

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season 1974-752012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 69 17.6 5.5 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 - 1.9 2.0 4.5 .439 - - - 1.6 2.0 .800
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season -2013-14
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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

Zelmo Beaty Monta Ellis
Season -2014-15
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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

Zelmo Beaty 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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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

Zelmo Beaty 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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
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