Earl Monroe vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 David Thompson 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * David Thompson 1.6 (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.