Earl Monroe vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Jim Petersen 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)

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.