Earl Monroe vs. Adrian Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Smith and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Adrian Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Adrian Smith: 1961-62 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Adrian Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Adrian Smith 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Adrian Smith 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Adrian Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Adrian Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Adrian Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Adrian Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Adrian Smith 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Adrian Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Adrian Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Adrian Smith 8,482

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Adrian Smith 1,580

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Adrian Smith 1,697

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Adrian Smith 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Adrian Smith .429

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Adrian Smith .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Adrian Smith 18.4 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Adrian Smith 3.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Adrian Smith 3.3 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Adrian Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Adrian Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Adrian Smith 1.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Adrian Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Adrian Smith 306

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Adrian Smith 61

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Adrian Smith 80

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Adrian Smith 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Adrian Smith .379

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Adrian Smith .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Adrian Smith 14.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Adrian Smith 2.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Adrian Smith 5.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Adrian Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Adrian Smith - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.