Desmond Bane vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Desmond Bane 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 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.