Earl Monroe vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bill Thieben 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bill Thieben 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bill Thieben 24

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bill Thieben .331

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bill Thieben 3

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bill Thieben .857

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

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

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