Earl Monroe vs. Nick Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Smith Jr. and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Nick Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Nick Smith Jr. 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Nick Smith Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Nick Smith Jr. 1.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Nick Smith Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Nick Smith Jr. 302

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Nick Smith Jr. 72

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Nick Smith Jr. 59

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Nick Smith Jr. 10

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Nick Smith Jr. 7

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Nick Smith Jr. 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Nick Smith Jr. .391

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nick Smith Jr. .432

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Nick Smith Jr. .867

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Nick Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nick Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Nick Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Nick Smith Jr. -

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.