Mel Daniels vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.