Earl Monroe vs. Larry Wright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Wright 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.

Larry Wright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Larry Wright: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Larry Wright 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Larry Wright 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Larry Wright 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Larry Wright 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Larry Wright 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Larry Wright 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Larry Wright 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Larry Wright 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Larry Wright 1.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Larry Wright 3.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Larry Wright 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Larry Wright 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Larry Wright 2,824

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Larry Wright 550

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Larry Wright 1,165

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Larry Wright 283

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Larry Wright 58

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Larry Wright 343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Larry Wright .465

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Larry Wright .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Larry Wright .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Larry Wright 9.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Larry Wright 2.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Larry Wright 4.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Larry Wright 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Larry Wright 0.2 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Larry Wright 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Larry Wright 1.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Larry Wright 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Larry Wright 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Larry Wright 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Larry Wright 397

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Larry Wright 65

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Larry Wright 133

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Larry Wright 37

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Larry Wright 7

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Larry Wright 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Larry Wright .477

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Larry Wright .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Larry Wright .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Larry Wright 11.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Larry Wright 1.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Larry Wright 3.2 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Larry Wright 1.5 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Larry Wright 0.2 (1979)

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.