Don Ford vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Ford 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year Don Ford 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 6.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Don Ford 647 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Don Ford 274 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Don Ford 474 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Don Ford 44 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Don Ford 21 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Don Ford 20 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Don Ford - * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) 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.