John Havlicek vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Earl Monroe 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Earl Monroe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year John Havlicek 0 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (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.