Billy Cunningham vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Cunningham 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

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