Earl Monroe vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy 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.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Calvin Murphy 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Calvin Murphy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Calvin Murphy 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

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.