Earl Monroe vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Jim Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Jim Palmer - 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.