Mel Davis vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Earl Monroe .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Earl Monroe .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.