Rudy Gay vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.