Earl Monroe vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Monroe 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Earl Monroe 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Earl Monroe 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bob Pettit - 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.