Jim McElroy vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo and Jim McElroy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jim McElroy played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Jim McElroy had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jim McElroy |
7 |
1 |
1975-76 to 1981-82 |
Rajon Rondo |
16 |
10 |
2006-07 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jim McElroy |
Rajon Rondo |
Season |
1975-76 | 2006-07 |
Team |
New Orleans Jazz | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
51 |
22.2 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
1.4 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.736 |
Rajon Rondo |
78 |
23.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.418 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.207 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.647 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
73 |
27.8 |
10.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
1.6 |
4.1 |
8.8 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.779 |
Rajon Rondo |
77 |
29.9 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
9.3 |
.492 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.263 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
26 |
32.0 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
.407 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.691 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
74 |
23.8 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.737 |
Rajon Rondo |
80 |
33.0 |
11.9 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
.505 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.313 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
14 |
41.2 |
16.9 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
15.9 |
.417 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.250 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
.657 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
79 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.762 |
Rajon Rondo |
81 |
36.6 |
13.7 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
5.7 |
11.2 |
.508 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.213 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
.621 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
24 |
40.6 |
15.8 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
9.3 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
13.6 |
.463 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.375 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
.596 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
67 |
22.8 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.767 |
Rajon Rondo |
68 |
37.2 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
11.2 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.233 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.568 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
5 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
Rajon Rondo |
9 |
38.3 |
14.0 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
.632 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
54 |
12.6 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.814 |
Rajon Rondo |
53 |
36.9 |
11.9 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
11.7 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
10.8 |
.448 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.238 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.597 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
19 |
42.6 |
17.3 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
11.9 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.468 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.267 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.696 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
20 |
17.5 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.806 |
Rajon Rondo |
38 |
37.4 |
13.7 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
11.1 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
12.2 |
.484 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.240 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.645 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
30 |
33.3 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
11.7 |
.403 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.289 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.627 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
68 |
29.7 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.426 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.314 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.397 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
2 |
18.5 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.450 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
72 |
35.2 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
11.7 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.454 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.365 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.580 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
69 |
26.7 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
.408 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.376 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.600 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
2 |
33.5 |
11.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
13.0 |
.423 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
65 |
26.2 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
.468 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.333 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.543 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
9 |
33.6 |
10.3 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
12.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
10.2 |
.413 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.421 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.643 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
46 |
29.8 |
9.2 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
9.4 |
.405 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.359 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.639 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
48 |
20.5 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.418 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.328 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.659 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
16 |
24.7 |
8.9 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.400 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.684 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
45 |
17.1 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.442 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.404 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.941 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
13 |
16.9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.340 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.393 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
39 |
17.9 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.386 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.352 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.731 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rajon Rondo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |