Earl Monroe vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.