Kenny Higgs vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Kenny Higgs 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

Kenny Higgs

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Higgs: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Higgs 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Kenny Higgs 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 6.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 4.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.1 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 1,470 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 391 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 944 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 239 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 23 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Kenny Higgs 216 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .441 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .145 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .804 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.8 (1981) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 5.7 (1981) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.4 (1981) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.2 (1979) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 23 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 3 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 6 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 3 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Kenny Higgs 3 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .381 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .583 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 (1982) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1982) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 (1982) 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.