Earl Monroe vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders 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.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.