Earl Monroe vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Etan Thomas 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.

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Etan Thomas 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)

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.