Earl Monroe vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.