Earl Monroe vs. Doc Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doc Rivers 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.

Doc Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Doc Rivers 13

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Doc Rivers 10

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Doc Rivers 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Doc Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Doc Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Doc Rivers 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Doc Rivers 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Doc Rivers 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Doc Rivers 1.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Doc Rivers 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Doc Rivers 9,377

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Doc Rivers 2,625

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Doc Rivers 4,889

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Doc Rivers 1,563

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Doc Rivers 351

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Doc Rivers 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Doc Rivers .444

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Doc Rivers .328

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Doc Rivers .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Doc Rivers 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Doc Rivers 3.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Doc Rivers 5.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Doc Rivers 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Doc Rivers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Doc Rivers 926

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Doc Rivers 270

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Doc Rivers 479

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Doc Rivers 125

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Doc Rivers 23

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Doc Rivers 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Doc Rivers .446

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Doc Rivers .338

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Doc Rivers .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984)

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.