George Karl vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists George Karl 51 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals George Karl 11 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games George Karl 33 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games George Karl 1 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.