Earl Monroe vs. Craig Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig Smith 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.

Craig Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Craig Smith: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Craig Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Craig Smith 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Craig Smith 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Craig Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Craig Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Craig Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Craig Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Craig Smith 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Craig Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Craig Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Craig Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Craig Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Craig Smith 3,080

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Craig Smith 1,567

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Craig Smith 322

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Craig Smith 183

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Craig Smith 91

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Craig Smith 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Craig Smith .553

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Craig Smith .037

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Craig Smith .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Craig Smith 10.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Craig Smith 5.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Craig Smith 1.1 (2010)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Craig Smith 0.6 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Craig Smith 0.3 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Craig Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Craig Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Craig Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Craig Smith -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Craig Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Craig Smith -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Craig Smith -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Craig Smith -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Craig Smith -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Craig Smith -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Craig Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Craig Smith -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Craig Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Craig Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Craig Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Craig Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Craig Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Craig Smith -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Craig Smith -

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.