Earl Monroe vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Herb Williams 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.