Earl Monroe vs. Steve Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Patterson 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.

Steve Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Steve Patterson 5

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Steve Patterson 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Steve Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Steve Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Steve Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Steve Patterson 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Steve Patterson 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Steve Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Steve Patterson 1,552

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Steve Patterson 1,632

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Steve Patterson 443

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Steve Patterson 85 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Steve Patterson 94 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Steve Patterson 350

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Steve Patterson .403

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Steve Patterson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Steve Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Steve Patterson -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Steve Patterson -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Steve Patterson -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Steve Patterson - *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Steve Patterson - *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Steve Patterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Steve Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Steve Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Steve Patterson - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.