Quinn Buckner vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Quinn Buckner 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

Quinn Buckner

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Quinn Buckner: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quinn Buckner 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Quinn Buckner 10 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Quinn Buckner 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Quinn Buckner 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Quinn Buckner 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Quinn Buckner 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Quinn Buckner 4 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Quinn Buckner 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 8.2 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 1.9 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinn Buckner 5,929 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Quinn Buckner 1,969 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Quinn Buckner 3,114 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Quinn Buckner 1,337 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Quinn Buckner 80 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Quinn Buckner 719 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinn Buckner .461 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Quinn Buckner .184 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Quinn Buckner .657 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 13.3 (1981) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 3.6 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 5.8 (1979) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.5 (1982) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 5.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinn Buckner 346 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Quinn Buckner 115 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Quinn Buckner 170 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Quinn Buckner 64 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Quinn Buckner 1 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Quinn Buckner 68 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinn Buckner .439 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Quinn Buckner .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Quinn Buckner .610 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinn Buckner 11.2 (1978) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Quinn Buckner 3.0 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Quinn Buckner 6.9 (1978) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Quinn Buckner 2.1 (1980) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Quinn Buckner 0.1 (1978) 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.