Earl Monroe vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.