Bruce Bowen vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Earl Monroe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Bruce Bowen 0 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.