Earl Monroe vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bingo Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bingo Smith 0.3 (1977) *

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.