Thomas Gardner vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.