Earl Monroe vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Sly Williams 55

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Sly Williams 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)

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.