Earl Monroe vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Ron Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.