Jeremy Lin vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeremy Lin 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Jeremy Lin 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.