Earl Monroe vs. Billy Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Thompson 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.

Billy Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Billy Thompson: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Billy Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Billy Thompson 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Billy Thompson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Billy Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Billy Thompson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Billy Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Billy Thompson 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Billy Thompson 5.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Billy Thompson 1.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Billy Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Billy Thompson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Billy Thompson 2,566

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Billy Thompson 1,615

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Billy Thompson 514

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Billy Thompson 158

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Billy Thompson 272

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Billy Thompson 300

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Billy Thompson .505

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Billy Thompson .154

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Billy Thompson .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Billy Thompson 11.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Billy Thompson 7.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Billy Thompson 2.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Billy Thompson 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Billy Thompson 1.3 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Billy Thompson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Billy Thompson 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Billy Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Billy Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Billy Thompson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Billy Thompson 14

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Billy Thompson 6

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Billy Thompson 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Billy Thompson 4

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Billy Thompson 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Billy Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Billy Thompson .545

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Billy Thompson -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Billy Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Billy Thompson 4.7 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Billy Thompson 2.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Billy Thompson 0.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Billy Thompson 1.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Billy Thompson 0.0 (1987)

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.