Earl Monroe vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Norm Nixon 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.