Earl Monroe vs. Jeff Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Turner and Earl Monroe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Earl Monroe played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jeff Turner, who played 10. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Jeff Turner had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Earl Monroe 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jeff Turner 10 3 1984-85 to 1995-96

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1967-681984-85
Team Baltimore BulletsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 82 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Jeff Turner 72 19.8 5.8 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 3.4 2.4 5.2 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Jeff Turner 3 7.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1968-691985-86
Team Baltimore BulletsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Jeff Turner 53 12.3 4.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 1.6 3.2 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 4 42.8 28.3 - - 5.3 4.0 - - - 2.5 11.0 28.5 .386 - - - 6.3 7.8 .806
Jeff Turner 3 6.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1969-701986-87
Team Baltimore BulletsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 82 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Jeff Turner 76 13.2 5.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.6 2.0 4.3 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 7 42.7 28.0 - - 3.3 4.0 - - - 3.3 10.6 22.0 .481 - - - 6.9 8.6 .800
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Turner didn't play in 1987-88 and 1988-89.

Season 4

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1970-711989-90
Team Baltimore BulletsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 81 35.1 21.4 - - 2.6 4.4 - - - 2.7 8.2 18.5 .442 - - - 5.0 6.2 .802
Jeff Turner 60 18.4 5.1 0.9 2.9 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.7 2.2 5.1 .429 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 0.9 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 18 37.3 22.1 - - 3.6 4.1 - - - 3.1 8.1 19.8 .407 - - - 5.9 7.5 .793
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1971-721990-91
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 63 21.2 11.9 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.2 4.6 10.5 .434 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Jeff Turner 71 23.7 8.6 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.8 3.3 3.6 7.5 .487 0.1 0.2 .400 1.2 1.6 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 16 26.8 12.3 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.6 4.8 11.6 .411 - - - 2.8 3.6 .789
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1972-731991-92
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 75 31.6 15.5 - - 3.3 3.8 - - - 2.6 6.6 13.5 .488 - - - 2.3 2.8 .822
Jeff Turner 75 21.2 7.1 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.4 3.1 3.0 6.7 .451 0.0 0.1 .125 1.1 1.5 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 16 31.5 16.1 - - 3.2 3.2 - - - 2.4 6.9 13.2 .526 - - - 2.3 3.0 .750
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1973-741992-93
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 41 29.1 14.0 0.5 2.4 3.0 2.7 0.8 0.5 - 2.4 5.9 12.5 .468 - - - 2.3 2.8 .823
Jeff Turner 75 19.7 7.0 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 2.6 3.1 5.8 .529 0.1 0.2 .588 0.7 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 12 33.9 17.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.1 0.7 0.8 - 2.2 6.8 13.8 .491 - - - 3.9 4.6 .855
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1974-751993-94
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 78 36.1 20.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 3.5 1.4 0.4 - 2.6 8.6 18.7 .457 - - - 3.8 4.6 .827
Jeff Turner 68 22.6 6.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 3.5 2.9 6.3 .467 0.3 0.8 .327 0.5 0.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 3 29.7 14.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.3 0.7 - 2.0 4.0 15.0 .267 - - - 6.0 7.3 .818
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1975-761994-95
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 76 38.0 20.7 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 1.5 0.3 - 2.8 8.5 17.8 .478 - - - 3.7 4.7 .787
Jeff Turner 49 11.8 4.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 2.1 1.5 3.6 .410 0.6 1.5 .360 0.5 0.6 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Jeff Turner 18 9.9 2.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.4 0.9 2.2 .425 0.6 1.2 .500 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 10

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1976-771995-96
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 77 34.5 19.9 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.8 1.2 0.3 - 2.6 8.0 15.4 .517 - - - 4.0 4.8 .839
Jeff Turner 13 14.8 3.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.5 1.4 3.9 .353 0.7 2.1 .333 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1977-78-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 76 31.2 17.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 7.3 14.8 .495 - - - 3.2 3.8 .832
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 6 24.2 9.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 1.8 3.0 .611
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1978-79-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 64 21.8 12.3 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.9 5.1 10.9 .471 - - - 2.0 2.4 .838
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Earl Monroe Jeff Turner
Season 1979-80-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 51 12.4 7.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 3.2 6.9 .457 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .875
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Jeff Turner ------- --- ----------