Dick Cunningham vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Dick Cunningham 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.