Don Carlson vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.