Keith Closs vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.