Rodney McGruder vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rodney McGruder 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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) 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.