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Leroy Ellis

Leroy Ellis

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-10    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: March 10, 1940 in Far Rockaway, New York
High School: Thomas Jefferson in Brooklyn, New York
College: St. John's University

Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1962 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 80 1628 222 530 .419 133 202 .658 518 46 194 577
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 78 1459 200 473 .423 112 170 .659 498 41 192 512
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 80 2026 311 700 .444 198 284 .697 652 49 196 820
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 80 2219 393 927 .424 186 256 .727 735 74 232 972
1966-67 26 BAL NBA 81 2938 496 1166 .425 211 286 .738 970 170 258 1203
1967-68 27 BAL NBA 78 2719 380 800 .475 207 286 .724 862 158 256 967
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 80 1603 229 527 .435 117 155 .755 510 73 168 575
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 72 1163 194 414 .469 86 116 .741 376 47 129 474
1970-71 30 POR NBA 74 2581 485 1095 .443 209 261 .801 907 235 258 1179
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 74 1081 138 300 .460 66 95 .695 310 46 115 342
1972-73 32 TOT NBA 79 2600 421 969 .434 129 161 .801 777 139 199 971
1972-73 32 LAL NBA 10 156 11 40 .275 4 5 .800 33 3 13 26
1972-73 32 PHI NBA 69 2444 410 929 .441 125 156 .801 744 136 186 945
1973-74 33 PHI NBA 81 2831 326 722 .452 147 196 .750 292 598 890 189 86 87 224 799
1974-75 34 PHI NBA 82 2183 287 623 .461 72 99 .727 195 387 582 117 44 55 178 646
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 29 489 61 132 .462 17 28 .607 47 75 122 21 16 9 62 139
Career NBA 1048 27520 4143 9378 .442 1890 2595 .728 534 1060 8709 1405 146 151 2661 10176

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 80 20.4 2.8 6.6 .419 1.7 2.5 .658 6.5 0.6 2.4 7.2
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 78 18.7 2.6 6.1 .423 1.4 2.2 .659 6.4 0.5 2.5 6.6
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 80 25.3 3.9 8.8 .444 2.5 3.6 .697 8.2 0.6 2.5 10.3
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 80 27.7 4.9 11.6 .424 2.3 3.2 .727 9.2 0.9 2.9 12.2
1966-67 26 BAL NBA 81 36.3 6.1 14.4 .425 2.6 3.5 .738 12.0 2.1 3.2 14.9
1967-68 27 BAL NBA 78 34.9 4.9 10.3 .475 2.7 3.7 .724 11.1 2.0 3.3 12.4
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 80 20.0 2.9 6.6 .435 1.5 1.9 .755 6.4 0.9 2.1 7.2
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 72 16.2 2.7 5.8 .469 1.2 1.6 .741 5.2 0.7 1.8 6.6
1970-71 30 POR NBA 74 34.9 6.6 14.8 .443 2.8 3.5 .801 12.3 3.2 3.5 15.9
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 74 14.6 1.9 4.1 .460 0.9 1.3 .695 4.2 0.6 1.6 4.6
1972-73 32 TOT NBA 79 32.9 5.3 12.3 .434 1.6 2.0 .801 9.8 1.8 2.5 12.3
1972-73 32 LAL NBA 10 15.6 1.1 4.0 .275 0.4 0.5 .800 3.3 0.3 1.3 2.6
1972-73 32 PHI NBA 69 35.4 5.9 13.5 .441 1.8 2.3 .801 10.8 2.0 2.7 13.7
1973-74 33 PHI NBA 81 35.0 4.0 8.9 .452 1.8 2.4 .750 3.6 7.4 11.0 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 9.9
1974-75 34 PHI NBA 82 26.6 3.5 7.6 .461 0.9 1.2 .727 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 0.5 0.7 2.2 7.9
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 29 16.9 2.1 4.6 .462 0.6 1.0 .607 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 2.1 4.8
Career NBA 1048 26.3 4.0 8.9 .442 1.8 2.5 .728 2.8 5.5 8.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 2.5 9.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 80 1628 4.9 11.7 .419 2.9 4.5 .658 11.5 1.0 4.3 12.8
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 78 1459 4.9 11.7 .423 2.8 4.2 .659 12.3 1.0 4.7 12.6
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 80 2026 5.5 12.4 .444 3.5 5.0 .697 11.6 0.9 3.5 14.6
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 80 2219 6.4 15.0 .424 3.0 4.2 .727 11.9 1.2 3.8 15.8
1966-67 26 BAL NBA 81 2938 6.1 14.3 .425 2.6 3.5 .738 11.9 2.1 3.2 14.7
1967-68 27 BAL NBA 78 2719 5.0 10.6 .475 2.7 3.8 .724 11.4 2.1 3.4 12.8
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 80 1603 5.1 11.8 .435 2.6 3.5 .755 11.5 1.6 3.8 12.9
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 72 1163 6.0 12.8 .469 2.7 3.6 .741 11.6 1.5 4.0 14.7
1970-71 30 POR NBA 74 2581 6.8 15.3 .443 2.9 3.6 .801 12.7 3.3 3.6 16.4
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 74 1081 4.6 10.0 .460 2.2 3.2 .695 10.3 1.5 3.8 11.4
1972-73 32 TOT NBA 79 2600 5.8 13.4 .434 1.8 2.2 .801 10.8 1.9 2.8 13.4
1972-73 32 LAL NBA 10 156 2.5 9.2 .275 0.9 1.2 .800 7.6 0.7 3.0 6.0
1972-73 32 PHI NBA 69 2444 6.0 13.7 .441 1.8 2.3 .801 11.0 2.0 2.7 13.9
1973-74 33 PHI NBA 81 2831 4.1 9.2 .452 1.9 2.5 .750 3.7 7.6 11.3 2.4 1.1 1.1 2.8 10.2
1974-75 34 PHI NBA 82 2183 4.7 10.3 .461 1.2 1.6 .727 3.2 6.4 9.6 1.9 0.7 0.9 2.9 10.7
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 29 489 4.5 9.7 .462 1.3 2.1 .607 3.5 5.5 9.0 1.5 1.2 0.7 4.6 10.2
Career NBA 1048 27520 5.4 12.3 .442 2.5 3.4 .728 3.5 6.9 11.4 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.5 13.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 80 1628 11.4 .466 .419 0.4 1.9 2.3
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 78 1459 12.1 .467 .423 0.6 1.0 1.6
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 80 2026 14.2 .497 .444 3.4 2.5 1.3 3.8
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 80 2219 13.0 .467 .424 4.4 0.9 1.9 2.8
1966-67 26 BAL NBA 81 2938 13.6 .466 .425 7.5 0.7 2.5 3.2
1967-68 27 BAL NBA 78 2719 13.7 .522 .475 7.3 3.2 3.3 6.4
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 80 1603 12.8 .483 .435 5.6 1.0 2.6 3.6
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 72 1163 13.3 .510 .469 4.9 0.9 1.6 2.5
1970-71 30 POR NBA 74 2581 15.6 .487 .443 15.3 12.1 1.7 3.0 4.7
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 74 1081 10.9 .500 .460 12.7 4.9 0.6 1.6 2.3
1972-73 32 TOT NBA 79 2600 13.1 .467 .434 13.3 7.5 0.4 1.6 2.1
1972-73 32 LAL NBA 10 156 3.4 .308 .275 9.6 2.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.2
1972-73 32 PHI NBA 69 2444 13.8 .474 .441 13.6 7.8 0.8 1.5 2.3
1973-74 33 PHI NBA 81 2831 13.2 .494 .452 9.5 21.2 15.1 9.2 1.3 1.6 97 2.5 3.4 5.8
1974-75 34 PHI NBA 82 2183 12.3 .485 .461 9.0 18.1 13.5 7.6 0.9 1.3 98 2.1 2.2 4.3
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 29 489 10.9 .482 .462 9.3 14.8 12.1 5.7 1.5 0.9 98 0.3 0.5 0.9
Career NBA 1048 27520 13.2 .484 .442 9.3 19.4 14.1 7.1 1.2 1.4 97 17.7 28.6 46.3

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 13 302 27 53 27 33 85 13 35 81 .509 .818 23.2 6.2 6.5 1.0
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 5 144 8 27 11 15 50 4 11 27 .296 .733 28.8 5.4 10.0 0.8
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 11 405 57 145 44 65 133 7 37 158 .393 .677 36.8 14.4 12.1 0.6
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 14 426 56 138 25 39 133 8 52 137 .406 .641 30.4 9.8 9.5 0.6
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 4 67 8 16 3 5 18 2 8 19 .500 .600 16.8 4.8 4.5 0.5
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 3 8 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .000 1.000 2.7 0.7 1.0 0.0
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 13 134 19 41 1 4 41 10 9 39 .463 .250 10.3 3.0 3.2 0.8
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 64 1487 175 424 113 163 0 463 44 0 0 152 463 .413 .693 23.2 7.2 7.2 0.7

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1962-63 22 LAL NBA 13 302 11.9 .600 .509 5.6 0.5 0.2 0.8
1963-64 23 LAL NBA 5 144 9.3 .402 .296 4.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
1964-65 24 LAL NBA 11 405 11.9 .455 .393 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 14 426 9.5 .441 .406 2.3 -0.2 0.3 0.1
1968-69 28 BAL NBA 4 67 11.2 .522 .500 4.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
1969-70 29 BAL NBA 3 8 1.8 .205 .000 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1971-72 31 LAL NBA 13 134 12.7 .456 .463 13.8 10.7 0.0 0.3 0.3
1975-76 35 PHI NBA 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 64 1487 10.9 .467 .413 0.0 0.0 13.7 4.0 0.0 0.0 111 0.3 0.7 1.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1962-63 NBA 80 (1)
 1964-65 NBA 80 (1)
 1965-66 NBA 80 (1)
 1966-67 NBA 81 (1)
 1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
Career NBA 1048 (70)
Career 1048 (75)

Offensive Rebounds

1973-74 NBA 292 (7)

Total Rebounds

1966-67 NBA 970 (9)
Career NBA 8709 (46)
Career 8709 (54)

Rebounds Per Game

1966-67 NBA 12.0 (10)
Career NBA 8.3 (92)
Career 8.3 (99)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (486)
      

Transactions

March 26, 1962: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1962 NBA Draft.

September 22, 1966: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Baltimore Bullets for Jim Barnes.

May 11, 1970: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA expansion draft.

September 11, 1971: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Ollie Johnson).

November 2, 1972: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with John Trapp to the Philadelphia 76ers for Bill Bridges and Mel Counts.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1967-68 Baltimore Bullets NBA $30,000
1968-69 Baltimore Bullets NBA $35,000
1969-70 Baltimore Bullets NBA *$40,000
1970-71 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $45,000
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers NBA *$60,000
1972-73 Total NBA $75,000
1973-74 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $80,000
Career (may be incomplete) $365,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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