Earl Monroe vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg 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.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Irv Rothenberg - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.