Caron Butler vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Caron Butler 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Caron Butler 881 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Caron Butler 65 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) 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.