Alton Lister vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Alton Lister 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.