Butch Lee vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Butch Lee that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

Butch Lee1
Earl Monroe1
Butch Lee2
Earl Monroe13
Butch Lee1
Earl Monroe8
Butch Lee0
Earl Monroe4

Honors and Awards

Butch Lee0
Earl Monroe1
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Butch Lee0
Earl Monroe1
Butch Lee0
Earl Monroe1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Butch Lee 8.1
Earl Monroe 18.8

Butch Lee 1.4
Earl Monroe 3.0

Butch Lee 3.2
Earl Monroe 3.9

Butch Lee 0.9
Earl Monroe 1.0

*
Butch Lee 0.0
Earl Monroe 0.3

*

Totals Stats

Butch Lee 773
Earl Monroe 17,454

Butch Lee 137
Earl Monroe 2,796

Butch Lee 307
Earl Monroe 3,594

Butch Lee 87
Earl Monroe 473

*
Butch Lee 1
Earl Monroe 121

*
Butch Lee 96
Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Butch Lee .450
Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage
Butch Lee -
*
Earl Monroe -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Butch Lee .761
Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Butch Lee 9.2
(1979)
Earl Monroe 25.8
(1969)

Butch Lee 1.5
(1979)
Earl Monroe 5.7
(1968)

Butch Lee 3.6
(1979)
Earl Monroe 4.9
(1970)

Butch Lee 1.0
(1979)
Earl Monroe 1.5
(1976)

*
Butch Lee 0.0
(1979)
Earl Monroe 0.5
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Butch Lee 0.7
Earl Monroe 17.9

Butch Lee 0.3
Earl Monroe 3.2

Butch Lee 0.0
Earl Monroe 3.2

Butch Lee 0.0
Earl Monroe 0.9

*
Butch Lee 0.0
Earl Monroe 0.5

*

Totals Stats

Butch Lee 2
Earl Monroe 1,471

Butch Lee 1
Earl Monroe 266

Butch Lee 0
Earl Monroe 264

Butch Lee 0
Earl Monroe 18

*
Butch Lee 0
Earl Monroe 11

*
Butch Lee 3
Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Butch Lee -
Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage
Butch Lee -
*
Earl Monroe -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Butch Lee 1.000
Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Butch Lee 0.7
(1980)
Earl Monroe 28.3
(1969)

Butch Lee 0.3
(1980)
Earl Monroe 5.3
(1969)

Butch Lee 0.0
(1980)
Earl Monroe 4.1
(1971)

Butch Lee 0.0
(1980)
Earl Monroe 1.3
(1975)

*
Butch Lee 0.0
(1980)
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.