Bill Laimbeer vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Laimbeer: 1980-81 to 1993-94
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Laimbeer 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bill Laimbeer 14 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bill Laimbeer 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bill Laimbeer 4 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Laimbeer 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Laimbeer 1 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Bill Laimbeer 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 13,790 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 10,400 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 2,184 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 710 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 965 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 1,068 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .498 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .326 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .837 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 17.5 (1985) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 13.1 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 3.2 (1983) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1987) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.4 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 1,354 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 1,097 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 195 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 84 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 83 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 113 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .468 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .321 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .819 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 22.5 (1986) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 14.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.5 (1987) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.2 (1990) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1990) 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.