Billy Ray Bates vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.