Earl Monroe vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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 Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bob Rule 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bob Rule .461

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bob Rule -

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bob Rule - *

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

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.