Earl Monroe vs. Bill Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill 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.

Bill Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bill Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bill Smith 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bill Smith 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bill Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bill Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bill Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bill Smith 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bill Smith 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bill Smith 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bill Smith 23

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bill Smith 16

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bill Smith 7

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bill Smith 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bill Smith .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bill Smith .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bill Smith 2.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bill Smith 1.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bill Smith 0.8 (1962)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bill Smith -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bill Smith -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bill Smith -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bill Smith -

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bill Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bill Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bill Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bill Smith -

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bill 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.