Earl Monroe vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 James Young 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 James Young 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 James Young 96

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 James Young 28

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * James Young 24

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * James Young 5

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 James Young 7

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 James Young 3

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * James Young 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * James Young 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.