Earl Monroe vs. Brandon Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandon Rush 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.

Brandon Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Brandon Rush: 2008-09 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Brandon Rush 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Brandon Rush 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Brandon Rush 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Brandon Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Brandon Rush 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Brandon Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Brandon Rush 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Brandon Rush 2.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Brandon Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Brandon Rush 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Brandon Rush 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Brandon Rush 3,250

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Brandon Rush 1,413

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Brandon Rush 468

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Brandon Rush 222

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Brandon Rush 262

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Brandon Rush 481

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Brandon Rush .426

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Brandon Rush .402

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Brandon Rush .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Brandon Rush 9.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Brandon Rush 4.2 (2010)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Brandon Rush 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Brandon Rush 0.7 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Brandon Rush 0.9 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Brandon Rush 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Brandon Rush 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Brandon Rush 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Brandon Rush 0.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Brandon Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Brandon Rush 42

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Brandon Rush 33

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Brandon Rush 6

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Brandon Rush 3

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Brandon Rush 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Brandon Rush 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Brandon Rush .410

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Brandon Rush .444

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Brandon Rush .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Brandon Rush 3.2 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Brandon Rush 1.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Brandon Rush 0.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

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.