Bud Grant vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Bud Grant 0 * Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.