Earl Monroe vs. Lionel Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Simmons 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.

Lionel Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Lionel Simmons: 1990-91 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Lionel Simmons 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Lionel Simmons 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Lionel Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Lionel Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Lionel Simmons 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Lionel Simmons 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Lionel Simmons 6.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Lionel Simmons 3.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Lionel Simmons 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Lionel Simmons 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Lionel Simmons 5,833

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Lionel Simmons 2,833

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Lionel Simmons 1,498

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Lionel Simmons 514

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Lionel Simmons 361

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Lionel Simmons 454

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Lionel Simmons .433

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lionel Simmons .305

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Lionel Simmons .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Lionel Simmons 18.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Lionel Simmons 8.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Lionel Simmons 4.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Lionel Simmons 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lionel Simmons 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lionel Simmons 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Lionel Simmons 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Lionel Simmons 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Lionel Simmons 38

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Lionel Simmons 12

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Lionel Simmons 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Lionel Simmons 6

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Lionel Simmons 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Lionel Simmons 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Lionel Simmons .455

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lionel Simmons .333

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Lionel Simmons .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Lionel Simmons 9.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Lionel Simmons 3.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Lionel Simmons 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Lionel Simmons 1.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Lionel Simmons 0.5 (1996)

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.