Earl Monroe vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Earl Tatum 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.