Earl Monroe vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Smith 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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Don Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Don Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Don Smith 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Don Smith 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Don Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Don Smith 6

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Don Smith 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Don Smith .154

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Don Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Don Smith -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Don Smith -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Don Smith -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Don Smith - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.