Butch Beard vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.