Earl Monroe vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Monroe 0 * Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Earl Monroe 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Earl Monroe 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Chris Paul 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.