Don Collins vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Don Collins 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Don Collins 303 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Don Collins 8 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) 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.