Earl Monroe vs. Wesley Person Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Person 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, 2 more than Wesley Person, who played 11. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Wesley Person had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Wesley Person 11 5 1994-95 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1967-681994-95
Team Baltimore BulletsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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
Wesley Person 78 23.1 10.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.0 8.2 .484 1.5 3.4 .436 1.0 1.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person 10 24.7 9.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.3 .410 1.7 4.5 .378 1.1 1.2 .917

Season 2

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1968-691995-96
Team Baltimore BulletsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisSuns 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
Wesley Person 82 31.8 12.7 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.8 4.8 10.7 .445 1.4 3.8 .374 1.8 2.3 .771
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
Wesley Person 4 45.8 14.3 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.8 5.5 14.0 .393 2.3 7.3 .310 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 3

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1969-701996-97
Team Baltimore BulletsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisSuns 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 82 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Wesley Person 80 29.1 13.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 11.3 .453 2.1 5.2 .413 1.1 1.4 .798
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
Wesley Person 5 32.6 15.6 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.0 5.0 10.6 .472 2.8 6.6 .424 2.8 3.6 .778

Season 4

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1970-711997-98
Team Baltimore BulletsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 81 35.1 21.4 - - 2.6 4.4 - - - 2.7 8.2 18.5 .442 - - - 5.0 6.2 .802
Wesley Person 82 39.0 14.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 5.4 11.7 .460 2.3 5.5 .430 1.6 2.1 .776
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
Wesley Person 4 34.0 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.8 7.3 .379 1.8 4.8 .368 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 5

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1971-721998-99
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 45 29.8 11.2 0.4 2.7 3.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.2 4.4 9.7 .453 1.7 4.4 .375 0.7 1.2 .604
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1972-731999-00
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 79 26.0 9.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 3.5 8.3 .428 1.3 3.2 .424 0.8 1.0 .792
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1973-742000-01
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 44 21.8 7.1 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.6 .438 0.8 1.9 .405 0.5 0.7 .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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1974-752001-02
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 78 35.8 15.1 0.6 3.1 3.8 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 6.0 12.1 .495 1.8 4.1 .444 1.3 1.6 .798
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1975-762002-03
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
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
Wesley Person 66 29.4 11.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 4.2 9.1 .456 1.5 3.5 .433 1.2 1.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1976-772003-04
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks
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
Wesley Person 58 17.9 5.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.2 5.4 .401 0.9 2.4 .399 0.5 0.7 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Earl Monroe Wesley Person
Season 1977-782004-05
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 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
Wesley Person 41 16.3 6.4 0.1 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.6 5.5 .473 1.0 2.2 .461 0.2 0.3 .692
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
Wesley Person 4 13.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

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

Season 13

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