Earl Monroe vs. Jalen Smith Comparison

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

Jalen Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Jalen Smith 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Jalen Smith 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Jalen Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Jalen Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Jalen Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Jalen Smith 5.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Jalen Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Jalen Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Jalen Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Jalen Smith 1,766

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Jalen Smith 1,075

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Jalen Smith 157

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Jalen Smith 54

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Jalen Smith 144

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Jalen Smith 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Jalen Smith .517

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jalen Smith .335

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Jalen Smith .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Jalen Smith 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jalen Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jalen Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Jalen Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Jalen Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Jalen Smith 7

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Jalen Smith 13

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Jalen Smith 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Jalen Smith 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Jalen Smith 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Jalen Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Jalen Smith .286

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jalen Smith .500

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Jalen Smith 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

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.