Earl Monroe vs. Pooh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pooh 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.

Pooh Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Pooh Richardson: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Pooh Richardson 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Pooh Richardson 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Pooh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Pooh Richardson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Pooh Richardson 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Pooh Richardson 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Pooh Richardson 6.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Pooh Richardson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Pooh Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Pooh Richardson 7,083

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Pooh Richardson 1,807

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Pooh Richardson 4,180

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Pooh Richardson 817

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Pooh Richardson 111

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Pooh Richardson 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Pooh Richardson .444

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Pooh Richardson .329

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Pooh Richardson .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Pooh Richardson 17.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Pooh Richardson 3.7 (1992)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Pooh Richardson 9.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Pooh Richardson 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Pooh Richardson 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Pooh Richardson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Pooh Richardson 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Pooh Richardson 4.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Pooh Richardson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Pooh Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Pooh Richardson 21

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Pooh Richardson 11

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Pooh Richardson 26

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Pooh Richardson 3

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Pooh Richardson 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Pooh Richardson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Pooh Richardson .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Pooh Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Pooh Richardson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Pooh Richardson 4.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Pooh Richardson 2.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Pooh Richardson 5.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Pooh Richardson 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Pooh Richardson 0.0 (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.