Earl Monroe vs. Nolan Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nolan Smith 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.

Nolan Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Nolan Smith: 2011-12 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Nolan Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Nolan Smith 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Nolan Smith 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Nolan Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Nolan Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Nolan Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Nolan Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Nolan Smith 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Nolan Smith 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Nolan Smith 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Nolan Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Nolan Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Nolan Smith 277

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Nolan Smith 83

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Nolan Smith 97

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Nolan Smith 25

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Nolan Smith 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Nolan Smith 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Nolan Smith .371

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nolan Smith .260

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Nolan Smith .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Nolan Smith 3.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Nolan Smith 1.3 (2012)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Nolan Smith 1.4 (2012)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Nolan Smith 0.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Nolan Smith 0.1 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Nolan Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nolan Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nolan Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Nolan Smith -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Nolan Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Nolan Smith -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Nolan Smith -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Nolan Smith -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Nolan Smith -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Nolan Smith -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Nolan Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Nolan Smith -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nolan Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Nolan Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Nolan Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Nolan Smith -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Nolan Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Nolan Smith -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Nolan Smith -

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.