C.J. McCollum vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and C.J. McCollum 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 13 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 15,626 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,909 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 3,048 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 714 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 329 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 800 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .452 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .397 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .799 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.