Moses Malone vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Earl Monroe 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Earl Monroe 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Moses Malone 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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.