Earl Monroe vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.