Earl Monroe vs. Bernard Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard Thompson 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.

Bernard Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bernard Thompson: 1984-85 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bernard Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bernard Thompson 5

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bernard Thompson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bernard Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bernard Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bernard Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bernard Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bernard Thompson 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bernard Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bernard Thompson 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bernard Thompson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bernard Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bernard Thompson 1,078

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bernard Thompson 352

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bernard Thompson 266

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bernard Thompson 127

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bernard Thompson 27

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bernard Thompson 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bernard Thompson .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bernard Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bernard Thompson .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bernard Thompson 8.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bernard Thompson 2.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bernard Thompson 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bernard Thompson 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bernard Thompson 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bernard Thompson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bernard Thompson 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bernard Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bernard Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bernard Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bernard Thompson 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bernard Thompson 3

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bernard Thompson 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bernard Thompson 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bernard Thompson 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bernard Thompson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bernard Thompson .000

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bernard Thompson -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bernard Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bernard Thompson 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bernard Thompson 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bernard Thompson 0.5 (1985)

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.