Earl Monroe vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bob Nash 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.