Earl Monroe vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Justus Thigpen 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Justus Thigpen - *

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.