Earl Monroe vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Monroe 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Monroe 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Earl Monroe 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Monroe 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.