Earl Monroe vs. Micheal Ray Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Micheal Ray Richardson 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.

Micheal Ray Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 M. Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 M. Richardson 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 M. Richardson 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 M. Richardson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 M. Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 M. Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Monroe 0 * M. Richardson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 M. Richardson 2

Assists Leader Earl Monroe 0 M. Richardson 1

Steals Leader Earl Monroe 0 * M. Richardson 3

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 M. Richardson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 M. Richardson 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 M. Richardson 7.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * M. Richardson 2.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * M. Richardson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 M. Richardson 8,253

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 M. Richardson 3,056

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 M. Richardson 3,899

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * M. Richardson 1,463

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * M. Richardson 206

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 M. Richardson 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 M. Richardson .457

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * M. Richardson .220 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 M. Richardson .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) M. Richardson 20.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) M. Richardson 6.9 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) M. Richardson 10.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * M. Richardson 3.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * M. Richardson 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 M. Richardson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 M. Richardson 7.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * M. Richardson 2.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * M. Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 M. Richardson 282

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 M. Richardson 99

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 M. Richardson 129

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * M. Richardson 50

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * M. Richardson 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 M. Richardson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 M. Richardson .386

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * M. Richardson .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 M. Richardson .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) M. Richardson 18.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) M. Richardson 9.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) M. Richardson 11.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * M. Richardson 3.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * M. Richardson 0.4 (1984)

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.