Earl Monroe vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Elmore Smith 0

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

Blocks Leader Earl Monroe 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

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.