Ben McDonald vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Ben McDonald 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.