Bob Love vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bob Love 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

Bob Love

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bob Love 789 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bob Love 47 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.