Earl Monroe vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Dion Waiters 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)

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.