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Retired#25Forward1962–1975#404 all-time in points

Leroy Ellis

Leroy Ellis scored 10,176 points in 1,048 games, 404th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1970-71 at 15.9 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 11″ / 210 lb
Age86
PositionForward
BornMar 10, 1940
HometownFar Rockaway, New York
Experience1962–1975
CollegeSt. John's University
Draft1962 · round 1, pick 6
High schoolThomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, New York
TeamsLos Angeles Lakers 1962–1965Baltimore Bullets 1966–1969Portland Trail Blazers 1970–1970Los Angeles Lakers 1971–1972PHL 1972–1975
Career points
10,176
1,048 games · 9.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#404
Also 729th in assists, 67th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1962–1975. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1975-76.

1975-76 season

PHL · 29 games
Points1394.8 per game
Rebounds4.2122 total
Assists0.721 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • LegendCareer10,000 points10,176 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1971-72

Leroy Ellis career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1970-71 · 15.9 points per game

Leroy Ellis milestones

Career · regular season
10,176 career points
Retired 404th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points10,176Past 10,000 · 404th all-time
Rebounds8,709Past 7,500 · 67th all-time

Leroy Ellis career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Leroy Ellis stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1975-76PHL291394.84.20.7.462—.607————
1974-75PHL826467.97.11.4.461—.727————
1973-74PHL817999.911.02.3.452—.750————
1972-73LAL/PHL7997112.39.81.8.434—.801————
1971-72LAL743424.64.20.6.460—.695————
1970-71POR741,17915.912.33.2.443—.801————
1969-70BLT724746.65.20.7.469—.741————
1968-69BLT805757.26.40.9.435—.755————
1967-68BLT7896712.411.12.0.475—.724————
1966-67BLT811,20314.912.02.1.425—.738————
1965-66LAL8097212.29.20.9.424—.727————
1964-65LAL8082010.38.20.6.444—.697————
1963-64LAL785126.66.40.5.423—.659————
1962-63LAL805777.26.50.6.419—.658————
Career14 seasons1,04810,1769.78.31.3.442—.7280——0

Leroy Ellis splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Leroy Ellis facts
How many career points did Leroy Ellis score?

Leroy Ellis scored 10,176 career regular-season points in 1,048 games, 9.7 per game, which ranks 404th all-time.

What was Leroy Ellis’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1970-71 with POR: 15.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

Where is Leroy Ellis from?

Leroy Ellis is from Far Rockaway, New York. He played high school ball at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, New York. He played college ball at St. John's University.

What teams did Leroy Ellis play for?

Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1965); Baltimore Bullets (1966–1969); Portland Trail Blazers (1970–1970); Los Angeles Lakers (1971–1972); PHL (1972–1975).