Earl Monroe vs. Clifford Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clifford Ray 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.

Clifford Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Clifford Ray: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Clifford Ray 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Clifford Ray 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Clifford Ray 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Clifford Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Clifford Ray 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Clifford Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Clifford Ray 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Clifford Ray 8.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Clifford Ray 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Clifford Ray 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Clifford Ray 5,821

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Clifford Ray 6,953

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Clifford Ray 1,728

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Clifford Ray 501 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Clifford Ray 638 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Clifford Ray 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Clifford Ray .524

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Clifford Ray .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Clifford Ray .588

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Clifford Ray 9.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Clifford Ray 12.2 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Clifford Ray 3.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Clifford Ray 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Clifford Ray 2.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Clifford Ray 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Clifford Ray 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Clifford Ray 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Clifford Ray 1.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Clifford Ray 496

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Clifford Ray 608

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Clifford Ray 125

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Clifford Ray 51 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Clifford Ray 70 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Clifford Ray 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Clifford Ray .538

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Clifford Ray - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Clifford Ray .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Clifford Ray 15.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Clifford Ray 16.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Clifford Ray 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Clifford Ray 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Clifford Ray 1.9 (1974) *

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.