Earl Monroe vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Garfield Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Garfield Smith 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Garfield Smith 17

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Garfield Smith .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Garfield Smith 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Garfield Smith 0

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

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

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Garfield Smith .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Garfield 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.