Earl Monroe vs. Josh Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Richardson 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, 4 more than Josh Richardson, who played 9. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Josh Richardson had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Josh Richardson 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1967-682015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 82 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Josh Richardson 52 21.3 6.6 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.1 2.4 5.2 .452 1.0 2.2 .461 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Josh Richardson 14 27.6 6.6 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.6 2.4 6.4 .371 1.2 3.3 .370 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 2

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1968-692016-17
Team Baltimore BulletsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Josh Richardson 53 30.5 10.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.6 1.1 0.7 1.2 2.5 3.8 9.7 .394 1.4 4.3 .330 1.1 1.5 .779
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Baltimore BulletsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisHeat 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 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Josh Richardson 81 33.2 12.9 0.9 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.5 4.9 10.9 .451 1.6 4.1 .378 1.5 1.8 .845
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
Josh Richardson 5 26.0 8.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.8 2.2 1.0 1.0 3.4 3.0 8.0 .375 1.2 3.8 .316 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 4

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Baltimore BulletsMiami Heat
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
Josh Richardson 73 34.8 16.6 0.7 2.9 3.6 4.1 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.7 5.8 14.1 .412 2.2 6.3 .357 2.7 3.2 .861
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 63 21.2 11.9 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.2 4.6 10.5 .434 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Josh Richardson 55 30.8 13.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.9 0.9 0.7 1.9 2.5 5.1 11.7 .430 1.5 4.5 .341 2.1 2.6 .809
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
Josh Richardson 4 36.0 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 14.0 .357 2.5 7.0 .357 4.3 4.5 .944

Season 6

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1972-732020-21
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West 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 75 31.6 15.5 - - 3.3 3.8 - - - 2.6 6.6 13.5 .488 - - - 2.3 2.8 .822
Josh Richardson 59 30.3 12.1 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.2 4.5 10.5 .427 1.5 4.5 .330 1.7 1.8 .917
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
Josh Richardson 7 13.4 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 4.0 .393 0.4 1.4 .300 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 7

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1973-742021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs
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
Josh Richardson 65 24.6 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.8 3.6 8.2 .438 1.6 3.8 .415 1.5 1.7 .889
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1974-752022-23
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans
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
Josh Richardson 65 23.5 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.8 3.7 8.5 .431 1.6 4.5 .365 1.1 1.2 .852
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1975-762023-24
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
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 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
Josh Richardson 43 25.7 9.9 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.6 8.1 .444 1.5 4.4 .347 1.2 1.3 .944
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Earl Monroe Josh Richardson
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
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Josh Richardson ------- --- ----------