Earl Monroe vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Cotton Nash 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Cotton Nash - 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.