Earl Cureton vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.