Earl Monroe vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Kareem Rush 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)

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.