Darwin Cook vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Darwin Cook 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.