Earl Monroe vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.