Jim Les vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Jim Les 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

Jim Les

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Jim Les 321 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Jim Les 3 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.