Earl Monroe vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Gerry Ward 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Gerry Ward - 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.