Travis Best vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Travis Best 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.