Bimbo Coles vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bimbo Coles 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

Bimbo Coles

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bimbo Coles 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bimbo Coles 14 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bimbo Coles 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bimbo Coles 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bimbo Coles 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Bimbo Coles 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 7.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 6,628 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 1,820 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 3,313 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 735 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 134 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 852 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .425 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .267 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .811 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 8.4 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 92 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 22 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 25 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 10 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 1 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 11 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .525 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .286 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .788 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994) 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.