Gene James vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Gene James 0 * Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Gene James 95 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Gene James 88 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Gene James 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Gene James 4 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.