Earl Monroe vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Steve Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Steve Smith 275

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Steve Smith 29

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)

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.