Earl Monroe vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Gus Williams 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Gus Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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.