Sam Cassell vs. Joe Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ellis and Sam Cassell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Cassell

vs.

Joe Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Joe Ellis 8

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Joe Ellis 6

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Joe Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Joe Ellis 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Joe Ellis 5.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Joe Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Joe Ellis 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Joe Ellis 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Joe Ellis 4,623

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Joe Ellis 2,686

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Joe Ellis 716

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Joe Ellis 33 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Joe Ellis 9 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Joe Ellis 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Joe Ellis .398

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Joe Ellis .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Joe Ellis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Joe Ellis 3.4

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Joe Ellis 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Joe Ellis - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Joe Ellis 202

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Joe Ellis 131

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Joe Ellis 23

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Joe Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Joe Ellis .307

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Joe Ellis .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Joe Ellis - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.