Earl Monroe vs. Tracy Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tracy Murray 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, 1 more than Tracy Murray, who played 12. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Tracy Murray had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Tracy Murray 12 3 1992-93 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1967-681992-93
Team Baltimore BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 82 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Tracy Murray 48 10.3 5.7 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 2.3 5.4 .415 0.4 1.5 .300 0.7 0.8 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1968-691993-94
Team Baltimore BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers 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 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Tracy Murray 66 12.4 6.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.5 5.4 .470 0.8 1.7 .459 0.8 1.1 .694
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
Tracy Murray 2 5.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1969-701994-95
Team Baltimore BulletsPortland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Tracy Murray 54 9.6 4.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.3 .408 0.6 1.6 .407 0.6 0.8 .786
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
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
Tracy Murray 82 30.0 16.2 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.5 6.0 13.3 .454 1.8 4.4 .422 2.2 2.7 .831
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsBullets 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
Tracy Murray 82 22.1 10.0 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.5 8.3 .425 1.3 3.7 .353 1.6 2.0 .839
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
Tracy Murray 3 29.0 18.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 3.3 5.7 10.0 .567 1.7 3.3 .500 5.3 5.7 .941

Season 6

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1972-731997-98
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
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
Tracy Murray 82 27.2 15.1 0.9 2.5 3.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.0 5.5 12.3 .446 1.9 4.9 .392 2.2 2.5 .871
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1973-741998-99
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
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
Tracy Murray 36 18.1 6.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 6.6 .350 0.9 2.9 .320 0.9 1.2 .810
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1974-751999-00
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
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
Tracy Murray 80 22.9 10.2 0.8 2.6 3.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.3 3.6 8.4 .433 1.4 3.3 .430 1.5 1.8 .851
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1975-762000-01
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 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
Tracy Murray 51 11.5 5.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.8 4.9 .379 0.7 2.0 .350 0.6 0.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Tracy Murray 2 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1976-772001-02
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
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
Tracy Murray 40 11.8 5.7 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.1 5.2 .411 1.0 2.6 .385 0.4 0.5 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1977-782002-03
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 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
Tracy Murray 31 6.2 2.0 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 2.3 .324 0.3 1.2 .211 0.2 0.3 .778
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
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Earl Monroe Tracy Murray
Season 1978-792003-04
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
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 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
Tracy Murray 7 5.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 .250 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Tracy Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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