Earl Gardner vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Earl Monroe 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.