Earl Monroe vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Elston Turner 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Elston Turner 27

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Elston Turner 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)

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.