Earl Monroe vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress 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.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Alex Poythress 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Alex Poythress -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Alex Poythress -

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.