Earl Monroe vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Irving Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

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.