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Leroy Ellis

Leroy Ellis stats, teams and career impact

#297 all-timeCareer averages · 9.7 PPG · 8.3 RPG · 1.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Center
Final NBA team
Philadelphia 76ers
Height / weight
6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
Born
March 10, 1940
Died
June 2, 2012 (72 yrs old)
College
St. John's
NBA seasons
14 seasons · 1962–63 to 1975–76

Career summaryLeroy Ellis was a center who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1962–63 through 1975–76.

Career PPG
9.7
Career RPG
8.3
Career APG
1.3
Best-Season Impact Rank
#28 in 1970–71
Career Impact Rank
#297 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Leroy Ellis ranks #297 all time

Leroy Ellis ranks #297 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #31.7. His full-career value ranks #415, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.

Peak#28 in 1970–71

Best league finish

Sustained excellence14 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth14 seasons

1,048 games · Career Value Rank #415

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Los Angeles Lakers, Baltimore Bullets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Philadelphia 76ers

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
44.2%FG%
Three-point
—3P%
Free throw
72.8%FT%

1,048 career games · 27,520 minutes

Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.

Traditional box score

Leroy Ellis stats by season

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1975–764.84.20.7-1.62PHI291316.946.2%—60.7%#1294.2
1974–757.97.11.4-0.24PHI826926.646.1%—72.7%#8882.8
1973–749.911.02.3+0.70PHI818135.045.2%—75.0%#45172.4
1972–7312.39.81.8-0.50LAL/PHI796932.943.4%—80.1%#7793.6
1971–724.64.20.6-1.32LAL74014.646.0%—69.5%#10118.0
1970–7115.912.33.2+1.49POR74034.944.3%—80.1%#28226.4
1969–706.65.20.7-0.55BAL72016.246.9%—74.1%#6842.5
1968–697.26.40.9-0.27BAL80020.043.5%—75.5%#6170.3
1967–6812.411.12.0+0.70BAL78034.947.5%—72.4%#36185.7
1966–6714.912.02.1+0.02BAL81036.342.5%—73.8%#31152.2
1965–6612.29.20.9-1.68LAL80027.742.4%—72.7%#6718.2
1964–6510.38.20.6-1.08LAL80025.344.4%—69.7%#4944.1
1963–646.66.40.5-2.32LAL78018.742.3%—65.9%#68-11.0
1962–637.26.50.6-1.90LAL80020.441.9%—65.8%#674.1
Career9.78.31.3—BAL/LAL/PHI/POR1048—26.344.2%—72.8%——

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean
Era-centered box impact
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
Impact Rate Rank
The player's place among qualified players in one season.
Value contribution / Season Value
Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
Career Impact Rank
An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
Best 5#332

37.8 average league finish

Career Value Rank#415

1,103 total value

Career standing

How Leroy Ellis ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score37.6

Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.

Best 3 effective weight
74%
Missing-season finish
139.0
Qualified seasons
14
All-time rank
#297
Strongest seasons

Every season

Leroy Ellis advanced stats by season

Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.

More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
1975–76Historical Defense EstimatePHI3529489-1.6231.9#1294.228thStandard
1974–75Historical Defense EstimatePHI34822,183-0.2453.5#8882.861stBroad
1973–74Historical Defense EstimatePHI33812,831+0.7075.0#45172.481stBroad
1972–73Historical Defense EstimateLAL/PHI32792,600-0.5055.8#7793.662ndModeled
1971–72Historical Defense EstimateLAL31741,081-1.3239.0#10118.035thModeled
1970–71Historical Defense EstimatePOR30742,581+1.4983.8#28226.486thModeled
1969–70Historical Defense EstimateBAL29721,163-0.5552.5#6842.542ndModeled
1968–69Historical Defense EstimateBAL28801,603-0.2754.9#6170.353rdModeled
1967–68Historical Defense EstimateBAL27782,719+0.7070.8#36185.778thModeled
1966–67Historical Defense EstimateBAL26812,938+0.0270.0#31152.276thModeled
1965–66Historical Defense EstimateLAL25802,219-1.6829.0#6718.231stModeled
1964–65Historical Defense EstimateLAL24802,026-1.0846.1#4944.146thModeled
1963–64Historical Defense EstimateLAL23781,459-2.3227.2#68-11.023rdModeled
1962–63Historical Defense EstimateLAL22801,628-1.9027.5#674.129thModeled

Career movement

Leroy Ellis's career impact by season

Peak +1.49 in 1970–71 · 14 seasons · 27,520 minutes

The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.

Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Leroy Ellis and Michael Cage era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonLeroy EllisMichael Cage
1-1.9-1.3
2-2.3-1.7
3-1.11.2
4-1.71.3
50.00.4
60.7-0.9
7-0.3-0.7
8-0.60.6
91.5-0.3
10-1.3-0.6
11-0.50.7
120.70.4
13-0.2-0.4
14-1.6-0.2
15Did not play-2.4

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →