Mario Elie vs. Alex English Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex English and Mario Elie, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Mario Elie played 11 years in the NBA, 4 less than Alex English, who played 15. Mario Elie had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Alex English had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mario Elie 11 11 1990-91 to 2000-01
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1990-911976-77
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Mario Elie 33 19.5 7.2 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.6 2.4 4.8 .497 0.1 0.3 .400 2.3 2.7 .843
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 9 21.9 9.3 1.9 1.7 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 3.6 3.1 6.2 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.0 3.6 .844
Alex English ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1991-921977-78
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 79 21.2 7.8 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 2.0 2.8 5.4 .521 0.3 0.9 .329 2.0 2.3 .852
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 4 20.0 12.5 2.8 2.8 5.5 2.5 1.3 0.0 1.5 2.8 5.8 9.0 .639 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.8 .667
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781

Season 3

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1992-931978-79
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mario Elie 82 21.4 8.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 6.4 .458 0.5 1.6 .349 2.2 2.6 .855
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 4 13.0 5.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.3 2.5 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000 2.0 2.3 .889
Alex English ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1993-941979-80
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Mario Elie 67 24.0 9.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.1 7.0 .446 0.8 2.5 .335 2.3 2.7 .860
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 23 16.6 5.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.8 4.6 .396 0.4 1.4 .313 1.7 2.0 .851
Alex English ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1994-951980-81
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Mario Elie 81 23.4 8.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.0 3.0 6.0 .499 1.0 2.5 .398 1.8 2.1 .842
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 22 28.9 9.1 0.9 2.0 2.8 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 3.1 6.2 .504 1.3 3.0 .431 1.6 2.0 .795
Alex English ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1995-961981-82
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 45 30.8 11.1 1.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.1 4.0 7.9 .504 0.9 2.8 .323 2.2 2.6 .852
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 8 29.1 9.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 2.1 3.6 8.3 .439 1.1 3.0 .375 1.4 1.5 .917
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 7

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1996-971982-83
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 78 34.4 11.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.6 3.7 7.5 .497 1.5 3.7 .420 2.7 3.0 .896
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 16 37.4 11.5 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.8 0.9 0.3 1.9 3.3 3.4 7.3 .466 1.5 3.8 .400 3.3 3.9 .839
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887

Season 8

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1997-981983-84
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 73 27.2 8.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.0 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 2.6 .291 2.0 2.4 .833
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 5 26.8 6.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.4 5.4 .444 0.6 1.8 .333 1.2 1.8 .667
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893

Season 9

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1998-991984-85
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 47 27.5 9.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.9 3.3 7.0 .471 0.9 2.3 .374 2.2 2.5 .866
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 17 31.0 7.9 0.5 2.9 3.5 2.9 1.3 0.1 1.5 2.5 2.5 6.6 .384 0.5 1.8 .267 2.4 2.9 .837
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890

Season 10

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 1999-001985-86
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 79 28.1 7.5 0.6 2.5 3.2 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.5 5.8 .427 0.9 2.4 .398 1.6 1.9 .846
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 4 29.0 7.5 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.8 1.3 0.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 5.5 .273 0.3 1.8 .143 4.3 4.5 .944
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859

Season 11

Mario Elie Alex English
Season 2000-011986-87
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 68 22.1 4.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.6 1.5 3.6 .423 0.5 1.5 .360 0.8 1.0 .797
Alex English 82 37.6 28.6 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie 4 26.0 9.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 3.5 7.8 .452 0.5 3.3 .154 1.5 2.0 .750
Alex English 3 25.3 18.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 12

Mario Elie Alex English
Season -1987-88
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 80 35.2 25.0 2.1 2.6 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.4 10.5 21.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 10.5 23.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 3.9 .814

Season 13

Mario Elie Alex English
Season -1988-89
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 82 36.5 26.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 2.0 10.7 20.7 .516 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .875

Season 14

Mario Elie Alex English
Season -1989-90
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 80 27.6 17.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 7.9 16.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .400 2.0 2.3 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 3 25.3 19.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 8.3 14.7 .568 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 15

Mario Elie Alex English
Season -1990-91
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English 79 22.1 9.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mario Elie ------- --- ----------
Alex English ------- --- ----------