Rickey Green vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rickey Green 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

Rickey Green

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Green 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rickey Green 14 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rickey Green 8 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rickey Green 1 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rickey Green 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Earl Monroe 1

Steals Leader Rickey Green 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rickey Green 0 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 9.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 8,870 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 1,819 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rickey Green 5,221 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rickey Green 1,348 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 51 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rickey Green 946 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .469 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .207 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .807 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 14.8 (1982) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.0 (1982) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.2 (1984) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 2.8 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.2 (1984) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 8.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 485 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 105 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rickey Green 294 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rickey Green 50 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 4 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rickey Green 55 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .455 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .350 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .847 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 15.0 (1985) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.1 (1984) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.5 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.7 (1984) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.4 (1984) 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.