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Forward · Los Angeles Lakers

Leroy Ellis

Age 86 · USA · 211 cm (6'11") · 95 kg · Born Mar 10, 1940 · St. John's (NY)

9.2 PPG 8.0 RPG 1.2 APG 943 games 11 seasons
Leroy Ellis

Career snapshot

11seasons
943games
8,642career pts
11.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 402 games · 1962-63–1972-73

Position rank · 1974-75

#38PPG rank
#28PER rank
#18WS rank
Among 63 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 13.7 1972-73 · PHI
RPG 11.1 1967-68 · WAS
APG 2.3 1973-74 · PHI
PER 14.2 1964-65 · LAL
WS 5.8 1973-74 · PHI

Draft

1962
Round 1 · Pick 6
from St. John's (NY)

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1972-73 – 1974-75 · 3 seasons
10.3 PPG 9.6 RPG 1.9 APG
232 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1962-63 – 1972-73 · 6 seasons
8.1 PPG 6.9 RPG 0.6 APG
402 games
Washington Wizards
1967-68 – 1969-70 · 3 seasons
8.8 PPG 7.6 RPG 1.2 APG
230 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 LAL 80 0 20.4 7.2 6.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 65.8 11.4 2.3
1963-64 LAL 78 0 18.7 6.6 6.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 65.9 12.1 1.6
1964-65 LAL 80 0 25.3 10.3 8.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 69.7 14.2 3.8
1965-66 LAL 80 0 27.7 12.2 9.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 72.7 13.0 2.8
1967-68 WAS 78 0 34.9 12.4 11.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0 72.4 — —
1968-69 WAS 80 0 20.0 7.2 6.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 43.5 0.0 75.5 — —
1969-70 WAS 72 0 16.2 6.6 5.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 46.9 0.0 74.1 — —
1971-72 LAL 74 0 14.6 4.6 4.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 46.0 0.0 69.5 10.9 2.3
1972-73 NBA 79 69 32.9 12.3 9.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 80.1 — —
1972-73 LAL 10 0 15.6 2.6 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 27.5 0.0 80.0 3.4 -0.2
1972-73 PHI 69 69 35.4 13.7 10.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 80.1 13.8 2.3
1973-74 PHI 81 81 35.0 9.9 11.0 2.3 1.1 1.1 45.2 0.0 75.0 13.2 5.8
1974-75 PHI 82 69 26.6 7.9 7.1 1.4 0.5 0.7 46.1 0.0 72.7 12.3 4.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1972 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers season change
Oct 1971 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Oct 1967 Los Angeles Lakers Washington Wizards offseason From 1965-66 to 1967-68

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About Leroy Ellis

LeRoy Ellis was an American basketball player.