Nicolas Claxton vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Nicolas Claxton 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

Nicolas Claxton

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Claxton 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Nicolas Claxton 5 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Nicolas Claxton 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Nicolas Claxton 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Nicolas Claxton 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 7.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.8 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 2,490 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 1,882 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 378 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 159 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 434 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 241 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .661 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton .158 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .544 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 5.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 4.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.4 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 114 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 90 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 19 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 10 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 28 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 20 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .654 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .343 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022) 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.