Bird Averitt vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.