Bill Garnett vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.