Earl Monroe vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Rik Smits 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Rik Smits 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Rik Smits 90

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)

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.