Earl Monroe vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Tom Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Tom Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Tom Owens 259

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Tom Owens 82

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Tom Owens 10

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

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.