Earl Monroe vs. Charlie Ward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charlie Ward and Earl Monroe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Earl Monroe played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Charlie Ward, who played 11. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Charlie Ward had his rookie season in 1994-95. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Earl Monroe 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
Charlie Ward 11 7 1994-95 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1967-681994-95
Team Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 82 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Charlie Ward 10 4.4 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 .211 0.1 1.0 .100 0.7 1.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1968-691995-96
Team Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Charlie Ward 62 12.7 3.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.4 3.5 .399 0.5 1.6 .333 0.6 0.9 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 4 42.8 28.3 - - 5.3 4.0 - - - 2.5 11.0 28.5 .386 - - - 6.3 7.8 .806
Charlie Ward 7 13.1 4.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.6 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.9 3.9 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 0.4 1.0 .429

Season 3

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1969-701996-97
Team Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 82 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Charlie Ward 79 22.3 5.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.4 1.7 4.3 .395 0.6 1.9 .312 1.2 1.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 7 42.7 28.0 - - 3.3 4.0 - - - 3.3 10.6 22.0 .481 - - - 6.9 8.6 .800
Charlie Ward 9 20.3 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.8 4.3 1.4 0.0 1.7 2.0 0.9 3.0 .296 0.1 1.0 .111 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 4

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1970-711997-98
Team Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 81 35.1 21.4 - - 2.6 4.4 - - - 2.7 8.2 18.5 .442 - - - 5.0 6.2 .802
Charlie Ward 82 28.3 7.8 0.4 3.0 3.3 5.7 1.8 0.5 2.1 2.4 2.9 6.3 .455 1.0 2.6 .377 1.1 1.4 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 18 37.3 22.1 - - 3.6 4.1 - - - 3.1 8.1 19.8 .407 - - - 5.9 7.5 .793
Charlie Ward 10 26.2 6.6 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.0 2.0 0.2 1.7 2.4 2.3 5.5 .418 0.9 2.1 .429 1.1 1.6 .688

Season 5

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1971-721998-99
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 63 21.2 11.9 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.2 4.6 10.5 .434 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Charlie Ward 50 31.1 7.6 0.5 3.0 3.4 5.4 2.1 0.2 2.6 2.1 2.7 6.7 .404 1.1 3.0 .356 1.1 1.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 16 26.8 12.3 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.6 4.8 11.6 .411 - - - 2.8 3.6 .789
Charlie Ward 20 24.7 4.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.8 1.8 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 4.7 .366 0.9 2.8 .321 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 6

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1972-731999-00
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 75 31.6 15.5 - - 3.3 3.8 - - - 2.6 6.6 13.5 .488 - - - 2.3 2.8 .822
Charlie Ward 72 27.6 7.3 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.4 2.6 6.2 .423 1.4 3.7 .386 0.7 0.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 16 31.5 16.1 - - 3.2 3.2 - - - 2.4 6.9 13.2 .526 - - - 2.3 3.0 .750
Charlie Ward 16 27.4 9.4 0.7 3.6 4.3 4.1 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.6 7.1 .504 1.3 3.3 .396 0.9 1.3 .714

Season 7

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1973-742000-01
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 41 29.1 14.0 0.5 2.4 3.0 2.7 0.8 0.5 - 2.4 5.9 12.5 .468 - - - 2.3 2.8 .823
Charlie Ward 61 24.5 7.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.5 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.2 2.5 6.1 .416 1.1 2.9 .383 0.9 1.1 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 12 33.9 17.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.1 0.7 0.8 - 2.2 6.8 13.8 .491 - - - 3.9 4.6 .855
Charlie Ward 5 17.2 5.0 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 5.4 .296 0.6 2.4 .250 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 8

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1974-752001-02
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 78 36.1 20.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 3.5 1.4 0.4 - 2.6 8.6 18.7 .457 - - - 3.8 4.6 .827
Charlie Ward 63 16.8 5.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.8 4.8 .373 0.8 2.6 .323 0.7 0.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 3 29.7 14.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.3 0.7 - 2.0 4.0 15.0 .267 - - - 6.0 7.3 .818
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1975-762002-03
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 76 38.0 20.7 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 1.5 0.3 - 2.8 8.5 17.8 .478 - - - 3.7 4.7 .787
Charlie Ward 66 22.2 7.2 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.6 1.2 0.2 1.4 2.2 2.5 6.3 .399 1.5 4.0 .378 0.6 0.8 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1976-772003-04
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 77 34.5 19.9 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.8 1.2 0.3 - 2.6 8.0 15.4 .517 - - - 4.0 4.8 .839
Charlie Ward 71 17.6 6.0 0.2 1.9 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.5 2.3 5.5 .410 1.2 2.9 .408 0.3 0.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward 5 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1977-782004-05
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 76 31.2 17.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 7.3 14.8 .495 - - - 3.2 3.8 .832
Charlie Ward 14 25.7 5.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.1 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.6 1.7 5.5 .312 1.1 3.6 .314 0.8 0.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 6 24.2 9.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 1.8 3.0 .611
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1978-79-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 64 21.8 12.3 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.9 5.1 10.9 .471 - - - 2.0 2.4 .838
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Earl Monroe Charlie Ward
Season 1979-80-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe 51 12.4 7.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 3.2 6.9 .457 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .875
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------