Earl Monroe vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Jeff Ruland 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)

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.