Earl Monroe vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic 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.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Drazen Petrovic 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)

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.