Alexander Ellis vs Bennie Swain

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Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain compared on their NBA careers: Alexander Ellis played 2 seasons, 1958-59 to 1959-60, Bennie Swain 1 season, 1958-59 to 1958-59. Alexander Ellis averaged 5.1 points a game to Bennie Swain's 4.6. They have faced each other 9 times: Alexander Ellis's team won 0, Bennie Swain's 9. In the playoffs Bennie Swain leads 2-0. Bennie Swain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alexander Ellis leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Bennie Swain in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain career per game
118GP58
15.9MIN12.2
5.1, betterPTS4.6
5.2, betterREB4.5
0.7, betterAST0.5

Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain: no career line is published, so it is worked out from the seasons on file — career totals divided by games played.

Alexander Ellis vs Bennie Swain head to head

They have faced each other 9 times: Alexander Ellis's team won 0, Bennie Swain's 9. In the playoffs Bennie Swain leads 2-0.

Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain, record against each other
Regular season707, better
Playoffs202, better
Total909, better
Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain, averages in their games against each other
6.1, betterPTS2.9
4.7, betterREB2.2
0.5, betterAST0.0
8.7MIN3.8

Every game against each other

Alexander Ellis vs Bennie Swain, every game
Apr 5, 1959LAL at BOS (playoffs)L 128-1088 PTS, 0 REB, 12 MIN0 PTS, 1 REB, 3 MIN
Apr 4, 1959LAL at BOS (playoffs)L 118-1152 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 13 MIN0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN
Mar 3, 1959LAL at BOSL 119-1124 PTS, 5 REB, 8 MIN0 PTS, 1 REB, 3 MIN
Feb 27, 1959LAL at BOSL 173-13912 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 17 MIN5 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 15 MIN
Jan 5, 1959LAL at BOSL 118-1065 PTS, 3 REB, 17 MIN0 PTS, 0 MIN
Dec 27, 1958BOS at LALL 112-9410 PTS, 0 MIN3 PTS, 0 MIN
Dec 26, 1958LAL at BOSL 107-995 PTS, 0 MIN4 PTS, 0 MIN
Nov 24, 1958LAL at BOSL 123-1049 PTS, 0 MIN12 PTS, 0 MIN
Nov 11, 1958LAL at BOSL 116-1130 PTS, 7 REB, 11 MIN2 PTS, 2 REB, 8 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Titles and awards

Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain titles and awards
Alexander EllisTitle or awardBennie Swain
—Championships1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alexander Ellis and Bennie Swain season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1958-595.9, better5.3, better0.8, better1958-594.64.50.5
2nd1959-603.95.10.6————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST