Earl Monroe vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Al Thornton -

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.