Yao Ming vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Yao Ming 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Yao Ming 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.