Earl Monroe vs. Lamond Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamond Murray 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.

Lamond Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Lamond Murray: 1994-95 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Lamond Murray 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Lamond Murray 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Lamond Murray 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Lamond Murray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Lamond Murray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Lamond Murray 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Lamond Murray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Lamond Murray 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Lamond Murray 4.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Lamond Murray 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Lamond Murray 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Lamond Murray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Lamond Murray 8,286

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Lamond Murray 3,033

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Lamond Murray 978

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Lamond Murray 684

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Lamond Murray 319

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Lamond Murray 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Lamond Murray .430

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lamond Murray .360

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Lamond Murray .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Lamond Murray 16.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Lamond Murray 6.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Lamond Murray 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Lamond Murray 1.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Lamond Murray 0.7 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Lamond Murray 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lamond Murray 3.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lamond Murray 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Lamond Murray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Lamond Murray 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Lamond Murray 84

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Lamond Murray 49

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Lamond Murray 5

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Lamond Murray 5

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Lamond Murray 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Lamond Murray 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Lamond Murray .365

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lamond Murray .333

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Lamond Murray .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Lamond Murray 7.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Lamond Murray 3.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Lamond Murray 0.7 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997)

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.