Jim Cleamons vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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.